DiamondRock Hospitality Co 8-K, filed Nov 13, 2025
DiamondRock Hospitality Co (DRH)
8-K
2025-11-13
For: 2025-11-12
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About this 8-K
DiamondRock Hospitality Co filed this 8-K on November 13, 2025, reporting on events of November 12, 2025.
Items reported
- Item 3.01: Delisting notice or listing transfer
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM 8-K
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ITEM 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
On November 12, 2025, the board of directors of DiamondRock Hospitality Company (the “Company”) approved the transfer of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), from listing on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) to The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”). The Company’s 8.250% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share, will continue to be listed on NYSE.
On November 13, 2025, the Company provided written notice to NYSE that the Company expects the Common Stock to voluntarily cease trading on NYSE and intends to transfer its Common Stock listing to Nasdaq to commence trading on December 1, 2025. The last day of trading of the Common Stock on NYSE is expected to be November 28, 2025. The Company’s Common Stock has been approved for listing on Nasdaq and will continue to trade under its current stock symbol “DRH”.
A copy of the press release issued by the Company announcing its listing transfer from NYSE to Nasdaq is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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: November 13, 2025 | By: | /s/ Briony R. Quinn | ||||||||||||||||||
| Briony R. Quinn | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||||||||||||||||||
COMPANY CONTACTS
Briony Quinn
Chief Financial Officer
(240) 744-1196
Dori Kesten
Capital Markets
(617) 835-8366
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DIAMONDROCK HOSPITALITY ANNOUNCES TRANSFER TO NASDAQ
Ticker to Remain DRH
BETHESDA, Maryland, November 13, 2025 – DiamondRock Hospitality Company (the “Company”) today announced it will voluntarily transfer the listing of its Class A Common Stock to Nasdaq from the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). The Company expects its common stock to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on December 1, 2025, under its existing “DRH” symbol.
“Through our partnership with Nasdaq, the Company and its shareholders will benefit from its cost-effective exchange listing platform, trading advisory services, and enhanced marketing opportunities, in support of our strategic objectives. We appreciate the NYSE’s partnership over the last 20 years,” said Jeffrey J. Donnelly, Chief Executive Officer.
“DiamondRock is a leader in premium accommodations across the United States, and we’re pleased to welcome them into the Nasdaq family. At Nasdaq, DiamondRock will benefit from our unparalleled trading platform and in-house corporate services and join a community of the most innovative companies in the world,” said Nelson Griggs, President of Nasdaq.
About the Company
DiamondRock Hospitality Company is a self-advised real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns a leading portfolio of geographically diversified hotels concentrated in leisure destinations and top gateway markets. The Company currently owns 36 premium quality hotels and resorts with approximately 9,600 rooms. The Company has strategically positioned its portfolio to be operated both under leading global brand families as well as independent boutique hotels in the lifestyle segment. For further information on the Company and its portfolio, please visit DiamondRock Hospitality Company’s website at www.drhc.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws and regulations. These forward-looking statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “project,” “forecast,” “plan” and other similar terms and phrases, including references to assumptions and forecasts of future results. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results to differ materially from those anticipated at the time the forward-looking statements are made. These risks include, but are not limited to: the adverse impact of any future pandemic, epidemic or outbreak of any highly infectious disease on the U.S., regional and global economies, travel, the hospitality industry, and the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its hotels; negative developments or volatility in the economy, including, but not limited to elevated inflation and interest rates, job loss or growth trends, the imposition of trade sanctions or tariffs and any potential retaliatory responses thereto, an increase in unemployment or a decrease in corporate earnings and investment; risks associated with the lodging industry overall, including, without limitation, decreases in the
frequency of travel, decreases in the demand for, or frequency of, international travel as a result of evolving global trade dynamics or otherwise, and increases in operating costs; relationships with property managers; the ability to compete effectively in areas such as access, location, quality of accommodations and room rate structures; changes in taxes and government regulations which influence or determine wages, prices, construction procedures and costs; and other risk factors contained in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 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 release is as of the date of this release, 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.
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