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 DiamondRock Hospitality Company Reports 2nd Qtr Net Income of
$21.8 million up from $20.5 million in the Preceding Year Quarter
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RevPAR increased 1.5 percent at its twenty premium hotels in North America
Hotel Operating Statistics
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BETHESDA, Md., July 22, 2008 - DiamondRock Hospitality Company (the "Company") (NYSE: DRH) today announced results of operations for its second fiscal quarter 2008, which ended on June 13, 2008. The Company is a lodging focused real estate investment trust that owns twenty premium hotels in North America.

Second Quarter 2008 Highlights

  • RevPAR: The Company's same-store RevPAR increased 1.5 percent compared to the same period in 2007.
  • Hotel Adjusted EBITDA Margins: The Company's same-store Hotel Adjusted EBITDA margins decreased 60 basis points compared to the same period in 2007.
  • Adjusted EBITDA: The Company's Adjusted EBITDA was $53.5 million.
  • Adjusted FFO: The Company's adjusted funds from operations ("Adjusted FFO") was $41.2 million and Adjusted FFO per diluted share was $0.43.
  • Dividend: The Company paid a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share during the second quarter.
William W. McCarten, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated: "DiamondRock's second quarter results were at the low end of our expectations. The bright spots for demand in the quarter included the Chicago Conrad as well as our hotels located in Los Angeles and New York City. However, as the general economy continues to soften, we face a difficult operating environment with particular challenges in the Atlanta and suburban Chicago markets. In response, we continue to work aggressively with our operators to implement revenue management strategies and cost containment measures. The team did an excellent job with margins in the second quarter given the modest revenue growth."

Mr. McCarten added, "Lodging is a cyclical business, and we are currently in the most difficult phase of that cycle. With low or negative GDP growth, reduced airline capacity, and declining corporate profits, the lodging industry will likely generate negative revenue growth for the balance of 2008. Despite these headwinds, we believe that DiamondRock is well positioned. Anticipating the slowdown, we have purposely maintained one of the lowest levels of leverage in the industry. With a high quality portfolio of hotels and a stellar balance sheet, DiamondRock is poised to weather the downturn and opportunistically deploy its capital to create shareholder value."

Mr. McCarten concluded, "As we previously announced, on September 1st, Mark W. Brugger will become our Chief Executive Officer. I think he will bring energy, creativity and good judgment to this role, enabling DiamondRock to continue to make the correct strategic decisions in the current difficult economy. I intend to continue to work closely with Mark as the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Mark will continue to be supported by the same executive team that helped launch the Company."

Operating Results

Please see "Certain Definitions" and "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" attached to this press release for an explanation of the terms "EBITDA," "Adjusted EBITDA," "Hotel Adjusted EBITDA Margins," "FFO," "Adjusted FFO" and "same-store."

For the second quarter ended June 13, 2008, the Company reported the following:

  • Revenues of $181.0 million compared to $179.5 million for the comparable period in 2007.
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $53.5 million compared to $54.6 million for the comparable period in 2007.
  • Adjusted FFO and Adjusted FFO per diluted share of $41.2 million and $0.43, respectively, compared to $39.6 million and $0.42, respectively, for the comparable period in 2007.
  • Net income of $21.8 million (or $0.23 per diluted share) compared to $20.5 million (or $0.21 per diluted share) for the comparable period in 2007.
Same-store RevPAR for the second quarter increased 1.5 percent to $141.20 from $139.14 for the comparable period in 2007, driven by a 2.2 percent increase in the average daily rate and a 0.5 percentage point decrease in occupancy (from 76.2 percent to 75.7 percent). Same-store Hotel Adjusted EBITDA margins for our hotels decreased 60 basis points from the comparable period in the prior year.

For the period from January 1, 2008 to June 13, 2008, the Company reported the following:

  • Revenues of $313.9 million compared to $313.3 million for the comparable period in 2007.
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $83.7 million compared to $88.6 million for the comparable period in 2007.
  • Adjusted FFO and Adjusted FFO per diluted share of $64.4 million and $0.68, respectively, compared to $63.8 million and $0.68, respectively, for the comparable period in 2007.
  • Net income of $26.9 million (or $0.28 per diluted share) compared to $27.3 million (or $0.29 per diluted share) for the comparable period in 2007.
Same-store RevPAR for year-to-date increased 1.0 percent to $130.53 from $129.19 for the comparable period in 2007, driven by a 2.7 percent increase in the average daily rate and a 1.2 percentage point decrease in occupancy (from 73.5 percent to 72.3 percent). Year-to-date, same-store Hotel Adjusted EBITDA margins for our hotels decreased 108 basis points from the comparable period in the prior year.

Excluding the Chicago Marriott Downtown, which underwent a $35 million renovation and associated disruption earlier this year, same-store RevPAR for the year-to-date increased 2.7% and same-store Hotel Adjusted EBITDA margins for the year-to-date decreased 91 basis points.

Operating Results Compared to Prior Guidance

The following is a chart showing our actual second quarter 2008 results compared to our guidance for the second quarter 2008:

                          Q2 2008 Guidance        Actual Q2 2008 Results
    RevPAR Growth         2% to 4%                1.5 %
    Adjusted EBITDA       $52 to $55 million      $53.5 million
    Adjusted FFO          $41 to $43 million      $41.2 million
    Adjusted FFO/Share    $0.43 to $0.45          $0.43 per diluted share
                           per diluted share

Share Repurchases

The Board of Directors has authorized the Company to repurchase up to 4.8 million shares of its common stock. As of July 21, 2008, the Company has purchased 2.8 million shares of its common stock under the Board authorization at an average price of $10.74.

Balance Sheet

As of the end of the second quarter, the Company had total assets of approximately $2.1 billion. Cash and cash equivalents were $59.1 million, including $34.1 million of restricted cash.

As of the end of the second quarter, the Company had total debt of approximately $855.1 million, comprised of limited recourse, property-specific mortgages and $32.0 million outstanding under its $200 million senior unsecured credit facility. The Company's debt has a weighted average interest rate of 5.5 percent and a weighted average maturity of 6.9 years as of June 13, 2008. Eight of the Company's 20 hotels were unencumbered by mortgage debt as of June 13, 2008.

As of the end of the second quarter, the Company continued to own 100% of its properties directly and has never issued operating partnership units or preferred stock.

Outlook

The Company is providing guidance, but does not undertake to update it for any developments in its business. Achievement of the anticipated results is subject to the risks disclosed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

In the current economic environment, we believe that it is difficult to forecast future results. With the soft economy impacting leisure and business travelers, compounded by reductions in airline capacity, we currently believe that room demand in several of our key markets will be lower than our revised expectations at the end of the first quarter. As a result, we currently expect full year RevPAR growth to be in the range of negative 1 to negative 3 percent. The Chicago Marriott Downtown, which underwent a $35 million renovation this year, negatively impacts the full year RevPAR projections by approximately 1 percentage point in 2008.

Based on our current expectations for RevPAR growth for the full year, we project:

  • Adjusted EBITDA of $175 to $181 million.
  • Adjusted FFO of $136 to $140 million.
  • Adjusted FFO per share of $1.46 to $1.51 based on 93.0 million weighted average diluted shares. The share count incorporates the full benefit of the 4.8 million share repurchase program.
For the third fiscal quarter of 2008, we expect:
  • Same-store RevPAR to decrease 3 to 5 percent.
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $36 million to $39 million.
  • Adjusted FFO of $29 million to $31 million.
  • Adjusted FFO per share of $0.32 to $0.34 based on 92.0 million weighted average diluted shares. The share count incorporates the full benefit of the 4.8 million share repurchase program.
Dividends for Second Quarter 2008

On June 24, 2008, a cash dividend of $0.25 per share was paid to shareholders of record as of June 13, 2008, the last day of our second fiscal quarter.

Major Capital Expenditures

DiamondRock has and continues to make significant capital investments in its hotels. In 2008, the Company plans to commence or complete approximately $70 to $80 million of capital improvements at its hotels. The Company spent $36.8 million on capital improvements at its hotels from January 1, 2008 to June 13, 2008. The most significant capital projects for 2008 are as follows:

Chicago Marriott Downtown: The Company has substantially completed a $35 million renovation of the hotel. The project included a complete renovation of all the meeting and ballrooms, adding 17,000 square feet of new meeting space, reconcepting and relocating the restaurant, expanding the lobby bar and creating a Marriott "great room" in the lobby. The project began during the third quarter of 2007 and was substantially completed in April 2008. The estimated disruption of approximately $2 million to Hotel Adjusted EBITDA, mainly associated with the ballroom renovations, primarily impacted the first quarter of 2008.

Westin Boston Waterfront: The Company has completed the construction of additional meeting rooms in the building attached to the hotel. The $19 million project included the creation of over 37,000 square feet of meeting and exhibition space. The project began in the third quarter of 2007 and was substantially completed in the first quarter of 2008.

Chicago Conrad: The Company completed its renovation of the guestrooms and corridors during the first quarter and is currently upgrading the arrival experience with a front entrance repositioning to be completed during the third quarter of 2008.

Salt Lake City Marriott: The Company plans to significantly renovate the guestrooms at the hotel in late 2008.


 
                       
DIAMONDROCK HOSPITALITY COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share amounts)

                      ASSETS
                                                      June 13,    December 31,
                                                       2008           2007
                                                    (Unaudited)

    Property and equipment, at cost                 $2,123,272    $2,086,933
    Less: accumulated depreciation                    (182,922)     (148,101)

                                                     1,940,350     1,938,832

    Deferred financing costs, net                        3,652         4,020
    Restricted cash                                     34,138        31,736
    Due from hotel managers                             72,460        68,153
    Favorable lease assets, net                         41,721        42,070
    Prepaid and other assets                            21,065        17,043
    Cash and cash equivalents                           24,937        29,773

      Total assets                                  $2,138,323    $2,131,627

        LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

    Liabilities:

    Mortgage debt                                     $823,117      $824,526
    Senior unsecured credit facility                    32,000             -
      Total debt                                       855,117       824,526

    Deferred income related to key money, net           20,631        15,884
    Unfavorable contract liabilities, net               85,329        86,123
    Due to hotel managers                               36,048        36,910
    Dividends declared and unpaid                       23,923        22,922
    Accounts payable and accrued expenses               59,309        64,980

      Total other liabilities                          225,240       226,819

    Shareholders' Equity:

    Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 10,000,000
     shares authorized; no shares issued and
     outstanding                                             -             -
    Common stock, $.01 par value; 200,000,000
     shares authorized; 94,535,000 and 94,730,813
     shares issued and outstanding at June 13, 2008
     and December 31, 2007, respectively                   945           947
    Additional paid-in capital                       1,144,108     1,145,511
    Accumulated deficit                                (87,087)      (66,176)

      Total shareholders' equity                     1,057,966     1,080,282

      Total liabilities and shareholders' equity    $2,138,323    $2,131,627
 
 

                       DIAMONDROCK HOSPITALITY COMPANY
               CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Fiscal Quarters Ended June 13, 2008 and June 15, 2007 and the Periods

from January 1, 2008 to June 13, 2008 and January 1, 2007 to June 15, 2007

                   (in thousands, except per share amounts)

                               Fiscal      Fiscal    Period from  Period from
                               Quarter     Quarter    January 1,   January 1,
                                Ended       Ended        2008         2007
                              June 13,    June 15,   to June 13,   to June 15,
                                2008        2007         2008         2007
                             (Unaudited) (Unaudited)  (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
    Revenues:

    Rooms                      $116,011    $114,252     $201,938    $199,006
    Food and beverage            55,532      54,275       95,614      95,722
    Other                         9,473       9,417       16,327      15,429

    Total revenues              181,016     177,944      313,879     310,157

    Operating Expenses:

    Rooms                        26,249      25,146       47,408      45,259
    Food and beverage            36,377      35,745       65,305      64,232
    Management fees               8,048       7,882       13,013      13,063
    Other hotel expenses         55,189      54,043      101,641      97,835
    Depreciation and
     amortization                18,069      17,371       34,756      33,169
    Corporate expenses            3,345       3,273        6,305       6,422
    Total operating expenses    147,277     143,460      268,428     259,980
    Operating profit             33,739      34,484       45,451      50,177

    Other Expenses (Income):

    Interest income                (332)       (666)        (770)     (1,260)
    Interest expense             11,430      11,884       22,125      23,379
    Total other expenses         11,098      11,218       21,355      22,119

    Income before income taxes   22,641      23,266       24,096      28,058

    Income tax (provision)
     benefit                       (886)     (3,160)       2,836      (1,580)

    Income from continuing
     operations                  21,755      20,106       26,932      26,478

    Income from discontinued
     operations, net of tax           -         407            -         825

    Net income                  $21,755     $20,513      $26,932     $27,303

    Earnings per share:
    Continuing operations         $0.23       $0.21        $0.28       $0.28
    Discontinued operations           -        0.00            -        0.01

    Basic and diluted
     earnings per share           $0.23       $0.21        $0.28       $0.29
 
 

                       DIAMONDROCK HOSPITALITY COMPANY
               CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 For the Periods from January 1, 2008 to June 13, 2008 and January 1, 2007 to

                                June 15, 2007
                                (in thousands)
 

                                                Period from      Period from
                                              January 1, 2008   January 1,2007
                                                to June 13,       to June 15,
                                                   2008              2007
                                                (Unaudited)      (Unaudited)
    Cash flows from operating activities:
      Net income                                  $26,932          $27,303
      Adjustments to reconcile net income
       to net cash provided by operating
       activities:
        Real estate depreciation                   34,756           33,704
        Corporate asset depreciation
         as corporate expenses                         75               79
        Non-cash ground rent                        3,550            3,594
        Non-cash financing costs as interest          372              349
        Amortization of debt premium and
         unfavorable contract liabilities            (794)            (868)
        Amortization of deferred income              (253)            (164)
        Stock-based compensation                    1,567            2,097
        Yield support received                        797            1,741
        Non-cash yield support recognized               -             (189)
      Changes in assets and liabilities:
        Prepaid expenses and other assets          (4,022)            (460)
        Restricted cash                              (582)             530
        Due to/from hotel managers                 (5,966)         (10,650)
        Accounts payable and accrued expenses      (8,455)          (3,630)

      Net cash provided by operating activities    47,977           53,436

    Cash flows from investing activities:
      Hotel acquisitions                                -         (331,325)
      Receipt of deferred key money                 5,000                -
      Hotel capital expenditures                  (36,766)         (22,549)
      Change in restricted cash                    (1,820)            (564)

      Net cash used in investing activities       (33,586)        (354,438)
 

    Cash flows from financing activities:
      Repayments of credit facility               (15,000)         (35,000)
      Draws on credit facility                     47,000           61,500
      Scheduled mortgage debt principal payments   (1,413)          (1,707)
      Payment of financing costs                        -           (1,113)
      Proceeds from sale of common stock                -          317,935
      Payment of costs related to sale of common
       stock                                            -             (380)
      Share repurchases                            (3,184)               -
      Payment of dividends                        (46,630)         (36,658)

      Net cash (used in) provided by financing
       activities                                $(19,227)        $304,577
 
 

                       DIAMONDROCK HOSPITALITY COMPANY
         CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)

For the Periods from January 1, 2008 to June 13, 2008 and January 1, 2007 to

                                June 15, 2007
                                (in thousands)

                                                     Period from   Period from
                                                      January 1,    January 1,
                                                         2008          2007
                                                     to June 13,   to June 15,
                                                         2008          2007
                                                     (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)
    Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash
     equivalents                                      $(4,836)       $3,575
    Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period     29,773        19,691
    Cash and cash equivalents, end of period          $24,937       $23,266

    Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:

    Cash paid for interest                            $24,176       $24,716
    Cash paid for income taxes                           $861          $340
    Capitalized interest                                 $183            $-

    Non-Cash Financing Activities:

    Unpaid dividends                                  $23,923       $22,947
 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We use the following four non-GAAP financial measures that we believe are useful to investors as key measures of our operating performance: (1) EBITDA, (2) Adjusted EBITDA, (3) FFO and (4) Adjusted FFO.

EBITDA represents net income excluding: (1) interest expense; (2) provision for income taxes, including income taxes applicable to sale of assets; and (3) depreciation and amortization. We believe EBITDA is useful to an investor in evaluating our operating performance because it helps investors evaluate and compare the results of our operations from period to period by removing the impact of our capital structure (primarily interest expense) and our asset base (primarily depreciation and amortization) from our operating results. We also use EBITDA as one measure in determining the value of hotel acquisitions and dispositions.

                                                     Historical (in 000s)
                                                   Fiscal            Fiscal
                                               Quarter Ended     Quarter Ended
                                               June 13, 2008     June 15, 2007
    Net income                                    $21,755           $20,513
    Interest expense                               11,430            11,884
    Income tax expense (1)                            886             3,095
    Depreciation and amortization (2)              18,069            17,643
    EBITDA                                        $52,140           $53,135

(1) Includes $0.1 million of income tax benefit included in discontinued operations for the fiscal quarter ended June 15, 2007.

(2) Includes $0.3 million of depreciation expense included in discontinued operations for the fiscal quarter ended June 15, 2007.

                                                    Historical (in 000s)
                                                Period From       Period From
                                                 January 1,        January 1,
                                                  2008 to           2007 to
                                               June 13, 2008     June 15, 2007
    Net income                                    $26,932           $27,303
    Interest expense                               22,125            23,379
    Income tax (benefit) expense (1)               (2,836)            1,440
    Depreciation and amortization (2)              34,756            33,704
    EBITDA                                        $80,977           $85,826

(1) Includes $0.1 million of income tax benefit included in discontinued operations for the period from January 1, 2007 to June 15, 2007.

(2) Includes $0.5 million of depreciation expense included in discontinued operations for the period from January 1, 2007 to June 15, 2007.

                                        Forecast Third Quarter 2008 (in 000s)
                                                  Low End          High End
    Net income                                     $9,000           $11,000
    Interest expense                               11,700            11,700
    Income tax benefit                             (4,700)           (3,700)
    Depreciation and amortization                  18,600            18,600
    EBITDA                                        $34,600           $37,600

                                             Forecast Full Year 2008 (in 000s)
                                                  Low End          High End
    Net income                                    $50,700           $54,700
    Interest expense                               50,000            50,000
    Income tax benefit                            (11,000)           (9,000)
    Depreciation and amortization                  79,200            79,200
    EBITDA                                       $168,900          $174,900
 

We also evaluate our performance by reviewing Adjusted EBITDA because we believe that the exclusion of certain additional recurring and non-recurring items described below provides useful supplemental information regarding our ongoing operating performance and that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA, when combined with the primary GAAP presentation of net income, is beneficial to a complete understanding of our operating performance. We adjust EBITDA for the following items, which may occur in any period, and refer to this measure as Adjusted EBITDA:

-- Non-Cash Ground Rent: We exclude the non-cash expense incurred from straight lining the rent from our ground lease obligations and the non-cash amortization of our favorable lease assets.

-- The impact of the non-cash amortization of the unfavorable contract liabilities recorded in conjunction with our acquisitions of the Bethesda Marriott Suites and the Chicago Marriott Downtown. The amortization of the unfavorable contract liabilities does not reflect the underlying performance of the Company.

-- Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle: Infrequently, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) promulgates new accounting standards that require the consolidated statement of operations to reflect the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle. We exclude these one-time adjustments because they do not reflect our actual performance for that period.

-- Gains from Early Extinguishment of Debt: We exclude the effect of gains recorded on the early extinguishment of debt because we believe that including them in EBITDA is not consistent with reflecting the ongoing performance of our remaining assets.

    -- Impairment Losses and Gains or Losses on Dispositions: We exclude the
effect of impairment losses and gains or losses on dispositions recorded
because we believe that including them in EBITDA is not consistent with
reflecting the ongoing performance of our remaining assets. In addition, we
believe that impairment charges are similar to depreciation expense, which is
also excluded from EBITDA.
 

                                                     Historical (in 000s)
                                                   Fiscal            Fiscal
                                                Quarter Ended    Quarter Ended
                                                June 13, 2008    June 15, 2007
    EBITDA                                        $52,140           $53,135
    Non-cash ground rent                            1,777             1,887
    Non-cash amortization of unfavorable
     contract liabilities                            (397)             (397)
    Adjusted EBITDA                               $53,520           $54,625
 

                                                     Historical (in 000s)
                                               Period From       Period From
                                             January 1, 2008   January 1, 2007
                                            to June 13, 2008  to June 15, 2007
    EBITDA                                        $80,977           $85,826
    Non-cash ground rent                            3,553             3,594
    Non-cash amortization of unfavorable
     contract liabilities                            (794)             (794)
    Adjusted EBITDA                               $83,736           $88,626
 

                                         Forecast Third Quarter 2008 (in 000s)
                                                  Low End          High End
    EBITDA                                        $34,600           $37,600
    Non-cash ground rent                            1,800             1,800
    Non-cash amortization of unfavorable
     contract liabilities                            (400)             (400)
    Adjusted EBITDA                               $36,000           $39,000
 

                                             Forecast Full Year 2008 (in 000s)
                                                  Low End          High End
    EBITDA                                       $168,900          $174,900
    Non-cash ground rent                            7,800             7,800
    Non-cash amortization of unfavorable
     contract liabilities                          (1,700)           (1,700)
    Adjusted EBITDA                              $175,000          $181,000
 

We compute FFO in accordance with standards established by NAREIT (which defines FFO as net income determined in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains (losses) from sales of property, plus depreciation and amortization. We believe that the presentation of FFO provides useful information to investors regarding our operating performance because it is a measure of our operations without regard to specified non-cash items, such as real estate depreciation and amortization and gain or loss on sale of assets. We also use FFO as one measure in assessing our results.

                                                     Historical (in 000s)
                                                   Fiscal            Fiscal
                                               Quarter Ended     Quarter Ended
                                               June 13, 2008     June 15, 2007
    Net income                                    $21,755           $20,513
    Real estate related depreciation and
     amortization (1)                              18,069            17,643
    FFO                                           $39,824           $38,156
    FFO per share (basic and diluted)               $0.42             $0.40

(1) Includes $0.3 million of depreciation expense included in discontinued operations for the fiscal quarter ended June 15, 2007.

                                                     Historical (in 000s)
                                                Period From       Period From
                                             January 1, 2008   January 1, 2007
                                            to June 13, 2008  to June 15, 2007
    Net income                                    $26,932           $27,303
    Real estate related depreciation and
     amortization (1)                              34,756            33,704
    FFO                                           $61,688           $61,007
    FFO per share (basic and diluted)               $0.65             $0.65

(1) Includes $0.3 million of depreciation expense included in discontinued operations for the fiscal quarter ended June 15, 2007.

                                         Forecast Third Quarter 2008 (in 000s)
                                                  Low End          High End
    Net income                                     $9,000           $11,000
    Real estate related depreciation and
     amortization (1)                              18,600            18,600
    FFO                                           $27,600           $29,600
    FFO per share (basic and diluted)               $0.30             $0.32

                                             Forecast Full Year 2008 (in 000s)
                                                  Low End          High End
    Net income                                    $50,700           $54,700
    Real estate related depreciation and
     amortization (1)                              79,200            79,200
    FFO                                          $129,900          $133,900
    FFO per share (basic and diluted)               $1.40             $1.44
 

We also evaluate our performance by reviewing Adjusted FFO because we believe that the exclusion of certain additional recurring and non-recurring items described below provides useful supplemental information regarding our ongoing operating performance and that the presentation of Adjusted FFO, when combined with the primary GAAP presentation of net income, is beneficial to a complete understanding of our operating performance. We adjust FFO for the following items, which may occur in any period, and refer to this measure as Adjusted FFO:

-- Non-Cash Ground Rent: We exclude the non-cash expense incurred from straight lining the rent from our ground lease obligations and the non-cash amortization of our favorable lease assets.

-- The impact of the non-cash amortization of the unfavorable contract liabilities recorded in conjunction with our acquisitions of the Bethesda Marriott Suites and the Chicago Marriott Downtown. The amortization of the unfavorable contract liabilities does not reflect the underlying performance of the Company.

-- Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle: Infrequently, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) promulgates new accounting standards that require the consolidated statement of operations to reflect the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle. We exclude these one-time adjustments because they do not reflect our actual performance for that period.

-- Gains from Early Extinguishment of Debt: We exclude the effect of gains recorded on the early extinguishment of debt because we believe that including them in FFO is not consistent with reflecting the ongoing performance of our remaining assets.

-- Impairment Losses: We exclude the effect of impairment losses recorded because we believe that including them in FFO is not consistent with reflecting the ongoing performance of our remaining assets. In addition, we believe that impairment charges are similar to gains or losses on dispositions and depreciation expense, both of which are also excluded from FFO.

                                                     Historical (in 000s)
                                                   Fiscal           Fiscal
                                               Quarter Ended    Quarter Ended
                                               June 13, 2008     June 15, 2007
    FFO                                           $39,824           $38,156
    Non-cash ground rent                            1,777             1,887
    Non-cash amortization of unfavorable
     contract liabilities                            (397)             (397)
    Adjusted FFO                                  $41,204           $39,646
    Adjusted FFO per share (basic and diluted)      $0.43             $0.42
 

                                                     Historical (in 000s)
                                               Period From       Period From
                                             January 1, 2008   January 1, 2007
                                            to June 13, 2008  to June 15, 2007
    FFO                                           $61,688           $61,007
    Non-cash ground rent                            3,553             3,594
    Non-cash amortization of unfavorable
     contract liabilities                            (794)             (794)
    Adjusted FFO                                  $64,447           $63,807
    Adjusted FFO per share (basic and diluted)      $0.68             $0.68
 

                                         Forecast Third Quarter 2008 (in 000s)
                                                  Low End          High End
    FFO                                           $27,600           $29,600
    Non-cash ground rent                            1,800             1,800
    Non-cash amortization of unfavorable
     contract liabilities                            (400)             (400)
    Adjusted FFO                                  $29,000           $31,000
    Adjusted FFO per share (basic and diluted)      $0.32             $0.34

                                             Forecast Full Year 2008 (in 000s)
                                                  Low End          High End
    FFO                                          $129,900          $133,900
    Non-cash ground rent                            7,800             7,800
    Non-cash amortization of unfavorable
     contract liabilities                          (1,700)           (1,700)
    Adjusted FFO                                 $136,000          $140,000
    Adjusted FFO per share (basic and diluted)      $1.46             $1.51
 

Certain Definitions

In this release, when we discuss "Hotel Adjusted EBITDA," we exclude from Hotel EBITDA the non-cash expense incurred by the hotels due to the straight lining of the rent from our ground lease obligations, the non-cash amortization of our favorable lease assets, and the non-cash amortization of the unfavorable contract liabilities recorded in conjunction with the acquisitions of the Bethesda Marriott Suites and the Chicago Marriott Downtown. Hotel EBITDA represents hotel net income excluding: (1) interest expense; (2) income taxes; and (3) depreciation and amortization. Hotel Adjusted EBITDA margins are calculated as Hotel Adjusted EBITDA divided by total hotel revenues.
 

                    Market Capitalization as of June 13, 2008
                      (in thousands, except per share data)

    Enterprise Value

    Common equity capitalization (at 6/13/08 closing price
     of $11.96/share)                                             $1,141,640
    Consolidated debt                                                855,117
    Cash and cash equivalents                                        (24,937)

      Total enterprise value                                      $1,971,820

    Dividend Per Share
    Common dividend declared (holders of record on June 13, 2008)      $0.25

    Share Reconciliation

    Common shares outstanding                                         94,535

    Unvested restricted stock held by management and employees           475
    Share grants under deferred compensation plan held by
     corporate officers                                                  445

    Combined shares outstanding                                       95,455
 
 

                         Debt Summary as of June 13, 2008
                              (dollars in thousands)
 

                                   Interest           Outstanding
            Property                 Rate     Term     Principal    Maturity

    Courtyard Manhattan/Midtown
     East                           5.195%    Fixed     $41,751  December 2009
    Salt Lake City Marriott
     Downtown                       5.500%    Fixed      35,077   January 2015
    Courtyard Manhattan/Fifth
     Avenue                         6.480%    Fixed      51,000    June 2016
    Marriott Griffin Gate Resort    5.110%    Fixed      28,789   January 2010
    Bethesda Marriott Suites        3.330%   Variable     5,000    July 2010
    Los Angeles Airport Marriott    5.300%    Fixed      82,600    July 2015
    Marriott Frenchman's Reef       5.440%    Fixed      62,500   August 2015
    Renaissance Worthington         5.400%    Fixed      57,400    July 2015
    Orlando Airport Marriott        5.680%    Fixed      59,000   January 2016
    Chicago Marriott Downtown       5.975%    Fixed     220,000    April 2016
    Austin Renaissance Hotel        5.507%    Fixed      83,000  December 2016
    Waverly Renaissance Hotel       5.503%    Fixed      97,000  December 2016
    Senior Unsecured Credit
     Facility                       3.400%   Variable    32,000  February 2011
    Total Debt                                         $855,117
 

                      Pro Forma Operating Statistics

                              ADR                           Occupancy
                    2Q 2008   2Q 2007   B/(W)     2Q 2008   2Q 2007   B/(W)
    Atlanta
     Alpharetta     $149.48   $154.93   (3.5%)     64.7%     63.6%     1.0%
    Westin Atlanta
     North (1)      $144.12   $135.82    6.1%      63.0%     74.2%   (11.2%)
    Atlanta
     Waverly        $146.56   $147.13   (0.4%)     69.8%     67.6%     2.2%
    Renaissance
     Austin         $156.49   $161.75   (3.2%)     74.4%     81.7%    (7.3%)
    Bethesda
     Marriott
     Suites         $197.55   $188.13    5.0%      79.4%     82.7%    (3.3%)
    Boston
     Westin (1)     $202.48   $203.07   (0.3%)     70.6%     71.0%    (0.5%)
    Chicago
     Marriott       $238.83   $227.40    5.0%      81.8%     84.1%    (2.3%)
    Chicago
     Conrad (1)     $247.55   $238.14    4.0%      79.7%     73.6%     6.0%
    Courtyard
     Fifth Avenue   $316.02   $281.34   12.3%      88.5%     92.6%    (4.1%)
    Courtyard
     Midtown East   $320.39   $300.43    6.6%      89.4%     91.2%    (1.9%)
    Frenchman's
     Reef (1)       $261.23   $260.51    0.3%      84.8%     88.2%    (3.4%)
    Griffin Gate
     Marriott       $155.72   $149.32    4.3%      71.8%     72.5%    (0.7%)
    Los Angeles
     Airport        $115.35   $115.93   (0.5%)     84.7%     77.1%     7.6%
    Oak Brook
     Hills (2)      $137.78   $136.49    0.9%      60.6%     65.7%    (5.1%)
    Orlando Airport
     Marriott       $118.73   $119.19   (0.4%)     74.9%     80.6%    (5.8%)
    Salt Lake City
     Marriott       $131.65   $127.97    2.9%      68.1%     66.1%     2.0%
    The Lodge
     at Sonoma      $226.50   $218.66    3.6%      75.5%     74.6%     0.9%
    Torrance
     Marriott
     South Bay      $124.77   $120.12    3.9%      80.1%     77.9%     2.2%
    Vail
     Marriott (1)   $256.12   $266.72   (4.0%)     62.7%     57.3%     5.4%
    Renaissance
     Worthington    $184.50   $177.82    3.8%      78.8%     77.1%     1.7%
 

                              RevPAR              Hotel Adjusted EBITDA Margin
                    2Q 2008   2Q 2007   B/(W)     2Q 2008   2Q 2007   B/(W)
    Atlanta
     Alpharetta      $96.66   $98.56    (1.9%)     32.0%     34.4%   (2.38%)
    Westin
     Atlanta
     North (1)       $90.75   $100.78  (10.0%)     26.7%     34.8%   (8.10%)
    Atlanta
     Waverly        $102.28    $99.44    2.9%      26.3%     28.7%   (2.42%)
    Renaissance
     Austin         $116.37   $132.11  (11.9%)     29.5%     30.7%   (1.17%)
    Bethesda
     Marriott
     Suites         $156.81   $155.59    0.8%      32.7%     35.0%   (2.30%)
    Boston
     Westin (1)     $142.87   $144.27   (1.0%)     31.2%     32.4%   (1.13%)
    Chicago
     Marriott       $195.44   $191.31    2.2%      33.9%     32.3%    1.61%
    Chicago
     Conrad (1)     $197.25   $175.35   12.5%      34.0%     32.2%    1.88%
    Courtyard
     Fifth Avenue   $279.72   $260.54    7.4%      43.0%     40.9%    2.11%
    Courtyard
     Midtown East   $286.33   $274.10    4.5%      45.9%     46.0%   (0.08%)
    Frenchman's
     Reef (1)       $221.59   $229.85   (3.6%)     29.8%     31.3%   (1.49%)
    Griffin Gate
     Marriott       $111.85   $108.31    3.3%      32.8%     33.9%   (1.05%)
    Los Angeles
     Airport         $97.70    $89.43    9.3%      24.4%     24.9%   (0.51%)
    Oak Brook
     Hills (2)       $83.49    $89.66   (6.9%)     28.9%     30.6%   (1.74%)
    Orlando Airport
     Marriott        $88.91    $96.12   (7.5%)     31.6%     33.8%   (2.17%)
    Salt Lake City
     Marriott        $89.70    $84.61    6.0%      26.5%     25.8%    0.70%
    The Lodge at
     Sonoma         $170.97   $163.15    4.8%      22.6%     22.4%    0.26%
    Torrance
     Marriott
     South Bay       $99.97    $93.62    6.8%      27.0%     29.7%   (2.68%)
    Vail
     Marriott (1)   $160.60   $152.78    5.1%      32.3%     29.7%    2.64%
    Renaissance
     Worthington    $145.38   $137.11    6.0%      32.2%     32.7%   (0.57%)
 

(1) The hotel reports results on a monthly basis. The figures presented are based on the Company's reporting calendar for the second quarter and include the months of March, April and May.

(2) Hotel Adjusted EBITDA Margins for the second quarter of 2007 were impacted by $0.1 million in yield support at Oak Brook Hills.
 

                     Hotel Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation
 

                                         Second Quarter 2008

                                         Plus:     Plus:     Plus:     Equals:
                                Net                          Non-Cash    Hotel
                     Total    Income/  Deprecia-   Interest  Adjust-  Adjusted
                    Revenues  (Loss)     tion      Expense   ments(1)   EBITDA

    Atlanta
     Alpharetta      $3,704     $966      $218        $-        $-      $1,184
    Westin Atlanta
     North (2)       $4,609     $574      $659        $-        $-      $1,233
    Atlanta
     Waverly         $8,557      $47      $951    $1,251        $-      $2,249
    Renaissance
     Austin          $8,454     $622      $802    $1,073        $-      $2,496
    Bethesda
     Marriott Suites $4,709    $(483)     $484       $69    $1,468      $1,538
    Boston Westin
     (2)            $18,980   $3,016    $2,794        $-      $117      $5,927
    Chicago
     Marriott       $28,317   $4,050    $2,836    $3,085     $(365)     $9,606
    Chicago Conrad
     (2)             $7,272   $1,423    $1,053        $-        $-      $2,475
    Courtyard Fifth
     Avenue          $4,386     $585      $455      $799       $48      $1,886
    Courtyard
     Midtown East    $7,826   $2,559      $517      $516        $-      $3,592
    Frenchman's
     Reef (2)        16,503   $3,448      $676      $800        $-      $4,925
    Griffin Gate
     Marriott        $7,599   $1,386      $759       $48        $2      $2,496
    Los Angeles
     Airport        $13,525   $1,014    $1,244    $1,042        $-      $3,300
    Oak Brook Hills  $6,840   $1,058      $791        $-      $125      $1,974
    Orlando Airport
     Marriott        $5,849     $357      $703      $788        $-      $1,848
    Salt Lake City
     Marriott        $5,943     $661      $456      $457        $-      $1,574
    The Lodge at
     Sonoma          $4,711     $561      $505        $-        $-      $1,066
    Torrance
     Marriott
     South Bay       $5,987     $867      $752        $-        $-      $1,619
    Vail Marriott
     (2)             $7,271   $1,656      $696        $-        $-      $2,352
    Renaissance
     Worthington     $9,974   $1,757      $718      $733        $2      $3,209
 

(1) The non-cash adjustments include expenses incurred by the hotels due to the straight lining of the rent from our ground lease obligations, the non-cash amortization of our favorable lease assets and the non-cash amortization of our unfavorable contract liabilities.

(2) The hotel reports results on a monthly basis. The figures presented are based on the Company's reporting calendar for the second quarter and include the months of March, April and May.
 

                     Hotel Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation

                                         Second Quarter 2007

                                         Plus:      Plus:    Plus:     Equals:
                                 Net                         Non-Cash    Hotel
                     Total     Income/ Deprecia-  Interest   Adjust-  Adjusted
                    Revenues   (Loss)    tion      Expense   ments(1)   EBITDA

    Atlanta
     Alpharetta      $3,765     $946      $347        $-        $-      $1,294
    Westin Atlanta
     North (2)       $5,330   $1,231      $626        $-        $-      $1,857
    Atlanta Waverly  $8,434     $317      $855    $1,249        $-      $2,421
    Renaissance
     Austin          $9,042     $958      $747    $1,071        $-      $2,776
    Bethesda
     Marriott Suites $4,729    $(861)     $674      $366    $1,474      $1,653
    Boston Westin
     (2)            $19,563   $3,807    $2,343        $-      $180      $6,330
    Chicago
     Marriott       $26,864   $3,550    $2,369    $3,127     $(365)     $8,681
    Chicago Conrad
     (2)             $6,621   $1,278      $851       $-         $-      $2,129
    Courtyard Fifth
     Avenue          $4,099     $371      $443      $790       $73      $1,677
    Courtyard
     Midtown East    $7,498   $2,384      $538      $525        $-      $3,447
    Frenchman's
     Reef (2)       $16,260   $3,746      $569      $779        $-      $5,094
    Griffin Gate
     Marriott        $7,488   $1,497      $685      $355        $1      $2,538
    Los Angeles
     Airport        $12,938   $1,041    $1,143    $1,039        $-      $3,223
    Oak Brook Hills  $7,024     $626    $1,398        $-      $125      $2,150
    Orlando Airport
     Marriott        $6,249     $662      $665      $783        $-      $2,110
    Salt Lake City
     Marriott        $5,528     $262      $695      $469        $-      $1,426
    The Lodge at
     Sonoma          $4,352     $531      $442        $-        $-        $973
    Torrance
     Marriott
     South Bay       $5,795   $1,046      $676        $-        $-      $1,722
    Vail Marriott
     (2)             $6,879   $1,394      $648        $-        $-      $2,043
    Renaissance
     Worthington     $9,479   $1,748      $619      $734        $3      $3,104

(1) The non-cash adjustments include expenses incurred by the hotels due to the straight lining of the rent from our ground lease obligations, the non- cash amortization of our favorable lease assets and the non-cash amortization of our unfavorable contract liabilities.

(2) The hotel reports results on a monthly basis. The figures presented are based on the Company's reporting calendar for the second quarter and include the months of March, April and May.

Earnings Call

The Company will host a conference call to discuss its second quarter 2008 results and its 2008 guidance on Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at 10:00 am Eastern Time (ET). To participate in the live call, investors are invited to dial 1-888-713-4218 (for domestic callers) or 617-213-4870 (for international callers). The participant passcode is 57914861. A live webcast of the call will be available via the investor relations section of DiamondRock Hospitality Company's website at http://www.drhc.com. A replay of the webcast will also be archived on the website for one year.

About the Company

DiamondRock Hospitality Company is a self-advised real estate investment trust (REIT) that is an owner of premium hotel properties. DiamondRock owns 20 hotels with approximately 9,600 guestrooms. For further information, please visit DiamondRock Hospitality Company's website at http://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 "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "predict," "project," "should," "will," "continue" 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: national and local economic and business conditions, including the potential for additional terrorist attacks, that will affect occupancy rates at our hotels and the demand for hotel products and services; operating risks associated with the hotel business; risks associated with the level of our indebtedness and our ability to meet covenants in our debt agreements; relationships with property managers; our ability to maintain our properties in a first-class manner, including meeting capital expenditure requirements; our ability to complete planned renovation on budget; our ability to compete effectively in areas such as access, location, quality of accommodations and room rate structures; changes in travel patterns, taxes and government regulations which influence or determine wages, prices, construction procedures and costs; our ability to complete acquisitions; our ability to raise equity capital; the performance of acquired properties after they are acquired; necessary capital expenditures on the acquired properties; and our ability to continue to satisfy complex rules in order for us to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes; and other risks and uncertainties associated with our business described from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although we believe 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 we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in our expectations.

Reporting Periods for Statement of Operations

The results we report in our consolidated statements of operations are based on results of our hotels reported to us by our hotel managers. Our hotel managers use different reporting periods. Marriott International, the manager of the majority of our hotel properties, uses a fiscal year ending on the Friday closest to December 31 and reports twelve weeks of operations for the first three quarters and sixteen or seventeen weeks for the fourth quarter of the year for its domestic managed hotels. In contrast, Marriott International for its non-domestic hotels (including Frenchman's Reef), Noble Management Group, LLC, our manager of the Westin Atlanta North, Vail Resorts, our manager of the Vail Marriott, Hilton Hotels Corporation, our manager of the Conrad Chicago, and Westin Hotel Management, L.P., our manager of the Westin Boston Waterfront report results on a monthly basis. Additionally, the Company, as a REIT, is required by tax law to report results on a calendar year. As a result, the Company has adopted the reporting periods used by Marriott International for its domestic hotels, except that the fiscal year always ends on December 31 to comply with REIT rules. The first three fiscal quarters end on the same day as Marriott International's fiscal quarters but our fourth quarter ends on December 31 and our full year results, as reported in our statement of operations, always include the same number of days as the calendar year.

Two consequences of the reporting cycle we have adopted are: (1) quarterly start dates will usually differ between years, except for the first quarter which always commences on January 1, and (2) our first and fourth quarters of operations and year-to-date operations may not include the same number of days as reflected in prior years.

While the reporting calendar we adopted is more closely aligned with the reporting calendar used by the manager of a majority of our properties, one final consequence of our calendar is we are unable to report any results for Frenchman's Reef, Westin Atlanta North, Vail Marriott, Conrad Chicago, or for the Westin Boston Waterfront for the month of operations that ends after our fiscal quarter-end because neither Vail Resorts, Noble Management Group, LLC, Hilton Hotels Corporation, Westin Hotel Management, L.P., nor Marriott International make mid-month results available to us. As a result, our quarterly results of operations include results from Frenchman's Reef, Westin Atlanta North, Vail Marriott, Conrad Chicago, and the Westin Boston Waterfront as follows: first quarter (January and February), second quarter (March to May), third quarter (June to August) and fourth quarter (September to December). While this does not affect full-year results, it does affect the reporting of quarterly results.

Ground Leases

Four of the Company's hotels are subject to ground leases: Bethesda Marriott Suites, Courtyard Manhattan Fifth Avenue, Salt Lake City Downtown Marriott, and the Westin Boston Waterfront. In addition, part of a parking structure at a fifth hotel and two golf courses at two additional hotels are also subject to ground leases. In accordance with GAAP, the Company records rent expense on a straight-line basis for ground leases that provide minimal rental payments that increase in pre-established amounts over the remaining term of the ground lease. For the second fiscal quarter 2008, contractual cash rent payable on the ground leases totaled $0.5 million and the Company recorded approximately $2.3 million in ground rent expense. The non-cash portion of ground rent expense recorded for the second fiscal quarter 2008 was $1.8 million.

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Also See: DiamondRock Hospitality Company Names Mark W. Brugger Chief Executive Officer / July 2008
DiamondRock Hospitality Acquires a 2,330 room Portfolio of Four Hotels for $315 million / June 2005

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