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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;10, 2010
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-_______
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 20pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>DiamondRock Hospitality Company</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</B></DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Maryland</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>20-1180098</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>6903 Rockledge Drive, Suite&nbsp;800<BR>
Bethesda, MD 20817<BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)</B></DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>DiamondRock Hospitality Company Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, As Amended<BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>William J. Tennis<BR>
Executive Vice President and General Counsel<BR>
DiamondRock Hospitality Company<BR>
6903 Rockledge Drive, Suite&nbsp;800<BR>
Bethesda, Maryland 20817<BR>
(Name and Address of Agent for Service of Process)</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>(240)&nbsp;744-1150<BR>
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)</B></DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><DIV style="width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; FONT-size: 1px">&nbsp;</DIV><BR>
<B><I>With a copy to:</I></B><BR>
<B>Suzanne Lecaroz, Esq.<BR>
Goodwin Procter <FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">llp</FONT><BR>
Exchange Place<BR>
Boston, Massachusetts 02109</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large
accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the
Exchange Act.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title of Securities</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Amount to be</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>to be Registered</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Offering Price Per Share(2)</B></TD>
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                    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">Common Stock,<BR>
$.01 par value
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">6,781,000
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$&nbsp;9.79
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$&nbsp;66,385,990
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$&nbsp;4,733.32</TD>
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    <TD>This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of common stock of the Registrant which become issuable under
the DiamondRock Hospitality Company Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, as amended, by reason of any stock
dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an
increase in the number of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Registrant.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rules 457(c) and (h)&nbsp;under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended. The proposed maximum offering price per share, proposed maximum aggregate offering price and the amount of
the registration fee are based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant&#146;s common stock reported on the New York
Stock Exchange on May&nbsp;6, 2010.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;1. Plan Information</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;5. Interest of Named Experts and Counsel</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#009">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#010">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#011">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#012">INDEX TO EXHIBITS</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement on Form S-8 registers 6,781,000 additional shares of the common
stock, par value $.01 per share (&#147;Common Stock&#148;), of DiamondRock Hospitality Company (the &#147;Company&#148;
or the &#147;Registrant&#148;) which may be acquired pursuant to the DiamondRock Hospitality Company Amended
and Restated 2004 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, as amended (the &#147;Plan&#148;). The securities subject
to this Registration Statement are of the same class for which the Registrant previously filed a
Registration Statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities
Act&#148;). Accordingly, the contents of the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No.
333-133119, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) on April&nbsp;7,
2006, is hereby incorporated by reference pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8. After
giving effect to this Registration Statement, an aggregate of 8,000,000 shares of the Registrant&#146;s
Common Stock have been registered for issuance pursuant to the Plan.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART I<BR>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;1. Plan Information.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents containing the information specified in this Item&nbsp;1 will be sent or given to
participants as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. In accordance with the rules
and regulations of the Commission and the instructions to Form S-8, such documents are not being
filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or
prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 under the Securities Act.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents containing the information specified in this Item&nbsp;2 will be sent or given to
participants as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. In accordance with the rules
and regulations of the Commission and the instructions to Form S-8, such documents are not being
filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or
prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 under the Securities Act.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART II<BR>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), are incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2009,
filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;26, 2010;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;5, 2010;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January&nbsp;12,
2010; January&nbsp;29, 2010; March&nbsp;9, 2010; March&nbsp;29, 2010 (solely with respect to Item&nbsp;8.01 thereof);
and April&nbsp;30, 2010; and
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;The description of the Registrant&#146;s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outlined in
the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission under Section&nbsp;12 of
the Exchange Act on May&nbsp;25, 2005 (including all amendments or reports filed for the purpose of
updating such description).
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed with the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
which indicates that all securities offered herein have been sold or which deregisters all
securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents; except to any portion of any future annual or quarterly report to stockholders or
document or current
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">report under current Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K that is not deemed filed
under such provisions. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently
filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modified or
supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except
as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under no circumstances will any information filed under the current Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form
8-K be deemed incorporated herein by reference unless such Form 8-K expressly provides to the
contrary.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Maryland General Corporation Law, or MGCL, permits a Maryland corporation to include in
its charter a provision limiting the liability of its directors and officers to the corporation and
its stockholders for money damages except for liability resulting from (a)&nbsp;actual receipt of an
improper benefit or profit in money, property or services or (b)&nbsp;active and deliberate dishonesty
established by a final judgment as being material to the cause of action. Our charter contains such
a provision which eliminates such liability to the maximum extent permitted by the MGCL.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our charter authorizes us, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law, to obligate the
Company to indemnify and to pay or reimburse reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of
a proceeding to (a)&nbsp;any present or former director or officer or (b)&nbsp;any individual who, while a
director or officer and at our request, serves or has served another corporation, real estate
investment trust, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or any other enterprise
as a director, officer, partner or trustee of such corporation, real estate investment trust,
partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise from and against any
claim or liability to which such person may become subject or which such person may incur by reason
of his or her serving in any of the foregoing capacities. Our bylaws obligate the Company, to the
maximum extent permitted by Maryland law, to indemnify and to pay or reimburse reasonable expenses
in advance of final disposition of a proceeding to (a)&nbsp;any present or former director or officer
who is made, or is threatened to be made, a party to the proceeding by reason of his service in
that capacity or (b)&nbsp;any individual who, while a director or officer of the Company and at our
request, serves or has served another corporation, real estate investment trust, partnership, joint
venture, trust, employee benefit plan or any other enterprise as a director, officer, partner or
trustee of such corporation, real estate investment trust, partnership, joint venture, trust,
employee benefit plan or other enterprise and who is made, or threatened to be made, a party to the
proceeding by reason of his service in that capacity. Our charter and bylaws also permit us to
indemnify and advance expenses to any person who served a predecessor of the Company in any of the
capacities described above and to our employees or agents and any employee or agent of our
predecessor.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The MGCL requires a corporation (unless its charter provides otherwise, which our charter does
not) to indemnify a director or officer who has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the
defense of any proceeding to which he is made, or threatened to be made, a party by reason of his
service in that capacity. The MGCL permits a corporation to indemnify its present and former
directors and officers, among others, against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and
reasonable expenses actually incurred by them in connection with any proceeding to which they may
be made, or threatened to be made, a party by reason of their service in those or other capacities
unless it is established that (a)&nbsp;the act or omission of the director or officer was material to
the matter giving rise to the proceeding and (i)&nbsp;was committed in bad faith or (ii)&nbsp;was the result
of active and deliberate dishonesty, (b)&nbsp;the director or officer actually received an improper
personal benefit in money, property or services or (c)&nbsp;in the case of any criminal proceeding, the
director or officer had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. However,
under the MGCL, a Maryland corporation may not indemnify for an adverse judgment in a suit by or in
the right of the corporation or for a judgment of liability on the basis that personal benefit was
improperly received, unless in either case a court orders indemnification and then only for expenses. In
addition, the MGCL
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">permits a corporation to advance reasonable expenses to a director or officer
upon the corporation&#146;s receipt of (a)&nbsp;a written affirmation by the director or officer of his good
faith belief that he has met the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the
corporation and (b)&nbsp;a written undertaking by him or on his behalf to repay the amount paid or
reimbursed by the corporation if it shall ultimately be determined that the standard of conduct was
not met.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our executive officers and
directors that will obligate us to indemnify them to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law.
Insofar as the agreements permit indemnification of directors, officers or persons controlling us
for liability arising under the Securities Act, we have been informed that, in the opinion of the
Commission, this indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is
therefore unenforceable.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company has obtained director and officer liability insurance for the benefit of its
directors and officers.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;See Exhibit&nbsp;Index, which is incorporated here by reference.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration
Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered
(if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and
any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in
the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective
Registration Statement;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in
the Registration Statement;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">provided, however, that sections (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required
to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with
or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be
deemed to be a
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by
a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed
in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Bethesda, in the State of Maryland, on this 10<sup>th</sup> day of
May, 2010.
</DIV>

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<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><BR>

<B>DIAMONDROCK HOSPITALITY COMPANY</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ William J. Tennis
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">William J. Tennis&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Executive Vice President, General
Counsel <br> and Corporate Secretary&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We, the undersigned officers and directors of DiamondRock Hospitality Company, hereby
severally constitute and appoint Sean M. Mahoney and William J. Tennis, and each of them singly,
our true and lawful attorneys, with full power to sign for us in our names in the capacities
indicated below, any amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (including
post-effective amendments), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and generally to do all things
in our names and on our behalf in our capacities as officers and directors to enable DiamondRock
Hospitality Company, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys, or any
of them, to said Registration Statement and all amendments thereto.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities below on the 10<sup>th</sup> day of May, 2010.
</DIV>
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    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid black"><B>Name</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid black"><B>Title(s)</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-bottom: 1px solid black">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-bottom: 1px solid black">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Mark W. Brugger
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Mark W. Brugger</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(Principal Executive Officer)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ John L. Williams
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">President and Chief Operating Officer and Director&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>John L. Williams</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Sean M. Mahoney
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Sean M. Mahoney</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(Principal Financial Officer and Accounting Officer)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ William W. McCarten
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>William W. McCarten</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Daniel J. Altobello
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Daniel J. Altobello</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ W. Robert Grafton
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Lead Director&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>W. Robert Grafton</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Maureen L. McAvey
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Maureen L. McAvey</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Gilbert T. Ray
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Gilbert T. Ray</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Exhibit No.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Description of Exhibit</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">DiamondRock Hospitality Company Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Option and Incentive Plan,
as amended (<I>incorporated by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q filed
with the Commission on May&nbsp;5, 2010</I>).</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Goodwin Procter LLP</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of KPMG LLP</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Goodwin Procter LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (set forth on signature page)</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 10, 2010
Registration No. 333-_______
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
DiamondRock Hospitality Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Maryland
20-1180098
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
6903 Rockledge Drive, Suite 800
Bethesda, MD 20817
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
DiamondRock Hospitality Company Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, As Amended
(Full Title of the Plan)
William J. Tennis
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
DiamondRock Hospitality Company
6903 Rockledge Drive, Suite 800
Bethesda, Maryland 20817
(Name and Address of Agent for Service of Process)
(240) 744-1150
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
With a copy to:
Suzanne Lecaroz, Esq.
Goodwin Procter
llp
Exchange Place
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large
accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
þ
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
Smaller reporting company
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
Amount to be
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Amount of
to be Registered
Registered(1)
Offering Price Per Share(2)
Aggregate Offering Price
Registration Fee
Common Stock,
$.01 par value
6,781,000
$ 9.79
$ 66,385,990
$ 4,733.32
(1)
This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of common stock of the Registrant which become issuable under
the DiamondRock Hospitality Company Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, as amended, by reason of any stock
dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an
increase in the number of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Registrant.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rules 457(c) and (h) under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended. The proposed maximum offering price per share, proposed maximum aggregate offering price and the amount of
the registration fee are based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's common stock reported on the New York
Stock Exchange on May 6, 2010.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
Item 1. Plan Information
Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interest of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EX-5.1
EX-23.1
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 registers 6,781,000 additional shares of the common
stock, par value $.01 per share ("Common Stock"), of DiamondRock Hospitality Company (the "Company"
or the "Registrant") which may be acquired pursuant to the DiamondRock Hospitality Company Amended
and Restated 2004 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Plan"). The securities subject
to this Registration Statement are of the same class for which the Registrant previously filed a
Registration Statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"). Accordingly, the contents of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No.
333-133119, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on April 7,
2006, is hereby incorporated by reference pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8. After
giving effect to this Registration Statement, an aggregate of 8,000,000 shares of the Registrant's
Common Stock have been registered for issuance pursuant to the Plan.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan Information.
The documents containing the information specified in this Item 1 will be sent or given to
participants as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. In accordance with the rules
and regulations of the Commission and the instructions to Form S-8, such documents are not being
filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or
prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act.
Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.
The documents containing the information specified in this Item 2 will be sent or given to
participants as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. In accordance with the rules
and regulations of the Commission and the instructions to Form S-8, such documents are not being
filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or
prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), are incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement:
(a) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009,
filed with the Commission on February 26, 2010;
(b) The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the Commission on May 5, 2010;
(c) The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 12,
2010; January 29, 2010; March 9, 2010; March 29, 2010 (solely with respect to Item 8.01 thereof);
and April 30, 2010; and
(d) The description of the Registrant's common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outlined in
the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission under Section 12 of
the Exchange Act on May 25, 2005 (including all amendments or reports filed for the purpose of
updating such description).
All documents subsequently filed with the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
which indicates that all securities offered herein have been sold or which deregisters all
securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents; except to any portion of any future annual or quarterly report to stockholders or
document or current
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report under current Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K that is not deemed filed
under such provisions. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently
filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modified or
supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except
as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Under no circumstances will any information filed under the current Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form
8-K be deemed incorporated herein by reference unless such Form 8-K expressly provides to the
contrary.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interest of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Maryland General Corporation Law, or MGCL, permits a Maryland corporation to include in
its charter a provision limiting the liability of its directors and officers to the corporation and
its stockholders for money damages except for liability resulting from (a) actual receipt of an
improper benefit or profit in money, property or services or (b) active and deliberate dishonesty
established by a final judgment as being material to the cause of action. Our charter contains such
a provision which eliminates such liability to the maximum extent permitted by the MGCL.
Our charter authorizes us, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law, to obligate the
Company to indemnify and to pay or reimburse reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of
a proceeding to (a) any present or former director or officer or (b) any individual who, while a
director or officer and at our request, serves or has served another corporation, real estate
investment trust, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or any other enterprise
as a director, officer, partner or trustee of such corporation, real estate investment trust,
partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise from and against any
claim or liability to which such person may become subject or which such person may incur by reason
of his or her serving in any of the foregoing capacities. Our bylaws obligate the Company, to the
maximum extent permitted by Maryland law, to indemnify and to pay or reimburse reasonable expenses
in advance of final disposition of a proceeding to (a) any present or former director or officer
who is made, or is threatened to be made, a party to the proceeding by reason of his service in
that capacity or (b) any individual who, while a director or officer of the Company and at our
request, serves or has served another corporation, real estate investment trust, partnership, joint
venture, trust, employee benefit plan or any other enterprise as a director, officer, partner or
trustee of such corporation, real estate investment trust, partnership, joint venture, trust,
employee benefit plan or other enterprise and who is made, or threatened to be made, a party to the
proceeding by reason of his service in that capacity. Our charter and bylaws also permit us to
indemnify and advance expenses to any person who served a predecessor of the Company in any of the
capacities described above and to our employees or agents and any employee or agent of our
predecessor.
The MGCL requires a corporation (unless its charter provides otherwise, which our charter does
not) to indemnify a director or officer who has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the
defense of any proceeding to which he is made, or threatened to be made, a party by reason of his
service in that capacity. The MGCL permits a corporation to indemnify its present and former
directors and officers, among others, against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and
reasonable expenses actually incurred by them in connection with any proceeding to which they may
be made, or threatened to be made, a party by reason of their service in those or other capacities
unless it is established that (a) the act or omission of the director or officer was material to
the matter giving rise to the proceeding and (i) was committed in bad faith or (ii) was the result
of active and deliberate dishonesty, (b) the director or officer actually received an improper
personal benefit in money, property or services or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the
director or officer had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. However,
under the MGCL, a Maryland corporation may not indemnify for an adverse judgment in a suit by or in
the right of the corporation or for a judgment of liability on the basis that personal benefit was
improperly received, unless in either case a court orders indemnification and then only for expenses. In
addition, the MGCL
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permits a corporation to advance reasonable expenses to a director or officer
upon the corporation's receipt of (a) a written affirmation by the director or officer of his good
faith belief that he has met the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the
corporation and (b) a written undertaking by him or on his behalf to repay the amount paid or
reimbursed by the corporation if it shall ultimately be determined that the standard of conduct was
not met.
We have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our executive officers and
directors that will obligate us to indemnify them to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law.
Insofar as the agreements permit indemnification of directors, officers or persons controlling us
for liability arising under the Securities Act, we have been informed that, in the opinion of the
Commission, this indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is
therefore unenforceable.
The Company has obtained director and officer liability insurance for the benefit of its
directors and officers.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
See Exhibit Index, which is incorporated here by reference.
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration
Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered
(if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and
any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in
the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective
Registration Statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in
the Registration Statement;
provided, however, that sections (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required
to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with
or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement;
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be
deemed to be a
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new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by
a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed
in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Bethesda, in the State of Maryland, on this 10
th
day of
May, 2010.
DIAMONDROCK HOSPITALITY COMPANY
By:
/s/ William J. Tennis
William J. Tennis
Executive Vice President, General
Counsel
and Corporate Secretary
POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
We, the undersigned officers and directors of DiamondRock Hospitality Company, hereby
severally constitute and appoint Sean M. Mahoney and William J. Tennis, and each of them singly,
our true and lawful attorneys, with full power to sign for us in our names in the capacities
indicated below, any amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (including
post-effective amendments), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and generally to do all things
in our names and on our behalf in our capacities as officers and directors to enable DiamondRock
Hospitality Company, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys, or any
of them, to said Registration Statement and all amendments thereto.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities below on the 10
th
day of May, 2010.
Name
Title(s)
/s/ Mark W. Brugger
Chief Executive Officer
Mark W. Brugger
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ John L. Williams
President and Chief Operating Officer and Director
John L. Williams
/s/ Sean M. Mahoney
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Sean M. Mahoney
(Principal Financial Officer and Accounting Officer)
/s/ William W. McCarten
Chairman
William W. McCarten
/s/ Daniel J. Altobello
Director
Daniel J. Altobello
/s/ W. Robert Grafton
Lead Director
W. Robert Grafton
/s/ Maureen L. McAvey
Director
Maureen L. McAvey
/s/ Gilbert T. Ray
Director
Gilbert T. Ray
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
Description of Exhibit
4.1
DiamondRock Hospitality Company Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Option and Incentive Plan,
as amended (
incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed
with the Commission on May 5, 2010
).
*5.1
Opinion of Goodwin Procter LLP
*23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP
*23.2
Consent of Goodwin Procter LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
*24.1
Power of Attorney (set forth on signature page)
*
Filed herewith.