DEFINITIVE NOTICE & PROXY STATEMENT

DEF 14A 1 d151841ddef14a.htm DEFINITIVE NOTICE & PROXY STATEMENT DEFINITIVE NOTICE & PROXY STATEMENT

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LOGO

April 14, 2021

Dear Stockholder:

Please join us for CorePoint Lodging Inc.’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Thursday, May 20, 2021, at 10:00 a.m., Central Time. Due to the public health impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and to support the health and well-being of our stockholders, employees and other stakeholders, the Annual Meeting will be held in a virtual meeting format only and will be conducted via live audio webcast. No physical meeting will be held. You will be able to attend the Annual Meeting, vote your shares and submit your questions during the Annual Meeting via a live audio webcast by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CPLG2021.

Attached to this letter are a Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement, which describe the business to be conducted at the meeting. This Proxy Statement and the enclosed proxy card and annual report are first being sent to stockholders on or about April 14, 2021. We urge you to read the accompanying materials regarding the matters to be voted on at the meeting and to submit your voting instructions by proxy.

Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting via the live webcast, your vote is important to us. You may vote your shares by proxy on the Internet, by telephone or by completing, signing and promptly returning a proxy card, or you may vote via the Internet at the Annual Meeting live audio webcast. We encourage you to vote by Internet, by telephone or by proxy card in advance even if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting. By doing so, you will ensure that your shares are represented and voted at the Annual Meeting.

Thank you for your continued support of CorePoint Lodging Inc.


Sincerely,

Mitesh B. Shah		Keith A. Cline
Chairman of the Board of Directors		President and Chief Executive Officer

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS


DATE		Thursday, May 20, 2021

TIME		10:00 a.m., Central Time

VIRTUAL LOCATION		You can attend the Annual Meeting, vote your shares and submit your questions during the Annual Meeting via live audio webcast by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CPLG2021. You will need to have your 16-digit number included on your proxy card or the instructions that accompanied your proxy materials in order to join the Annual Meeting.

ITEMS OF BUSINESS		1. To elect the director nominees listed in the Proxy Statement.

		2. To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2021.

		3. To consider such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof.

RECORD DATE		You may vote at the Annual Meeting if you were a stockholder of record at the close of business on April 1, 2021.

VOTING BY PROXY		To ensure your shares are voted, you may vote your shares over the Internet, by telephone or by completing, signing and mailing the enclosed proxy card. Proxy voting procedures are described on the following page and on the proxy card.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

LOGO

Mark M. Chloupek

Executive Vice President, Secretary and

General Counsel

April 14, 2021

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE
STOCKHOLDER MEETING TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY, MAY 20, 2021:

This Notice of Annual Meeting, Proxy Statement and our Annual Report are available free of charge at the
Investors section of our website (www.corepoint.com) under “Financial Information”.

PROXY VOTING METHODS

If you were a stockholder as of the April 1, 2021 record date who holds shares directly, you may grant a proxy to vote your shares over the Internet, by telephone or by mail in advance of the Annual Meeting. You may also revoke your proxies at the times and in the manners described in the General Information section of this Proxy Statement. Alternatively, you may vote your shares over the Internet via the live audio webcast of the Annual Meeting.

For shares held through a broker, bank or other nominee, you may submit voting instructions to your broker, bank or other nominee. Please refer to information from your broker, bank or other nominee on how to submit voting instructions.

If you are a stockholder of record, your Internet, telephone or mail vote must be received by 10:59 p.m., Central Time, on May 19, 2021 to be counted. If you hold shares through a broker, bank or other nominee, please refer to information from your broker, bank or nominee for voting instructions.

To vote by proxy if you are a stockholder of record:

BY INTERNET

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Go to the website www.proxyvote.com and follow the instructions, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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You will need the 16-digit number included on your proxy card to obtain your records and to create an electronic voting instruction form.

BY TELEPHONE

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From a touch-tone telephone, dial 1-800-690-6903 and follow the recorded instructions, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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You will need the 16-digit number included on your proxy card in order to vote by telephone.

BY MAIL

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Mark your selections on the proxy card.

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Date and sign your name exactly as it appears on your proxy card.

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Mail the proxy card in the enclosed postage-paid envelope provided to you.

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT TO US. THANK YOU FOR VOTING.

Table of Contents


GENERAL INFORMATION			1

PROPOSAL NO. 1—ELECTION OF DIRECTORS			6

Nominees for Election to the Board of Directors in 2021			6

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CERTAIN GOVERNANCE MATTERS			10

Director Independence and Independence Determinations			10

Director Nomination Process			11

Board Structure			13

Executive Sessions			13

Communications with the Board			13

Board Committees and Meetings			13

Committee Charters and Corporate Governance Guidelines			16

Code of Business Conduct & Ethics			16

Oversight of Risk Management			17

Environment—Social—Governance (ESG)			17

Clawback Policy			17

Stock Ownership Policy			18

Hedging and Pledging Policies			18

Executive Officers of the Company			19

PROPOSAL NO. 2—RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM			20

Audit and Non-Audit Fees			20

Pre-Approval Policy for Services of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm			21

REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE			22

EXECUTIVE AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION			23

Summary Compensation Table			23

Narrative to Summary Compensation Table			24

Outstanding Equity Awards at 2020 Fiscal Year-End			29

Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control			31

Director Compensation in Fiscal 2020			34

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION			37

OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES			38

TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PERSONS			41

STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR THE 2022 ANNUAL MEETING			43

HOUSEHOLDING OF PROXY MATERIALS			43

OTHER BUSINESS			44

LOGO

COREPOINT LODGING INC.

125 East John Carpenter Freeway, Suite 1650

Irving, Texas 75062

Telephone: (972) 893-3199

PROXY STATEMENT

Annual Meeting of Stockholders

May 20, 2021

GENERAL INFORMATION

Why am I being provided with these materials?

This proxy statement and the enclosed proxy card and annual report are first being sent to stockholders on or about April 14, 2021. We have delivered these proxy materials to you in connection with the solicitation by the Board of Directors (the “Board” or “Board of Directors”) of CorePoint Lodging Inc. (“we,” “our,” “us” and the “Company”) of proxies to be voted at our Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 20, 2021 (the “Annual Meeting”), and at any postponements or adjournments of the Annual Meeting. You are invited to attend the Annual Meeting and vote your shares via a live audio webcast by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CPLG2021 or to vote your shares in advance by proxy via the Internet, by telephone or by mail.

What am I voting on?

There are two proposals scheduled to be voted on at the Annual Meeting:

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Proposal No. 1: Election of the director nominees listed in this Proxy Statement.

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Proposal No. 2: Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2021.

Who is entitled to vote?

Stockholders as of the close of business on April 1, 2021 (the “Record Date”) may vote at the Annual Meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof. As of that date, there were 58,561,378 shares of our common stock outstanding. You have one vote for each share of common stock held by you as of the Record Date, including shares:

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Held directly in your name as “stockholder of record” (also referred to as “registered stockholder”); and

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Held beneficially for you in an account with a broker, bank or other nominee (shares held in “street name”)—Street name holders generally cannot vote their shares directly and instead must instruct the brokerage firm, bank or nominee how to vote their shares.

What constitutes a quorum?

The presence in person or by proxy of stockholders entitled to cast a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast at such meeting on any matter constitutes a quorum. Abstentions and shares represented by “broker non-votes” that are present and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting are counted for purposes of determining a quorum.

What is a “broker non-vote”?

A broker non-vote occurs when shares held through a broker are not voted with respect to a proposal because (1) the broker has not received voting instructions from the stockholder who beneficially owns the shares and (2) the broker lacks the authority to vote the shares at its discretion. Under current New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) interpretations that govern broker non-votes, Proposal No. 1 is considered a non-routine matter, and a broker will lack the authority to vote uninstructed shares at their discretion on such proposal. Proposal No. 2 is considered a discretionary matter, and a broker will be permitted to exercise its discretion to vote uninstructed shares on this proposal.

How many votes are required to approve each proposal?

For Proposal No. 1, under our Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”), directors are elected by a plurality vote, which means that the director nominees with the greatest number of votes cast, even if less than a majority, will be elected. There is no cumulative voting.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, under our Corporate Governance Guidelines, a director nominee (other than any person nominated or designated pursuant to the stockholders’ agreement between the Company and affiliates of The Blackstone Group Inc. (“Blackstone”)) who fails to receive a majority of the votes cast in an uncontested election is required to tender his or her resignation from the Board. For purposes of this provision, our Corporate Governance Guidelines state that a “majority of votes cast” means that the number of votes cast “for” a director’s election exceeds the number of votes “withheld” as to that director’s election (with “broker non-votes” not counted as a vote cast either “for” or “withheld” as to that director’s election). The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will then make a recommendation to the Board as to whether to accept or reject the resignation, or whether other action should be taken. The Board is required to act on the proffered resignation, taking into account the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee’s recommendation, within 90 days following certification of the election results.

For Proposal No. 2, under our Bylaws, approval of the proposal requires a majority of the votes cast, and under Maryland law, abstentions are not treated as “votes cast.”

It is important to note that the proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2021 (Proposal No. 2) is non-binding and advisory. While the ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm is not required by our Bylaws or otherwise, if our stockholders fail to ratify the selection, we will consider it notice to the Board and the Audit Committee to consider the selection of a different firm.

How are votes counted?

With respect to the election of directors (Proposal No. 1), you may vote “FOR” or “WITHHOLD” with respect to each nominee. Votes that are “withheld” will have the same effect as an abstention and will not count as a vote “FOR” or “AGAINST” a director because directors are elected by plurality voting. Broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of Proposal No. 1.

With respect to the ratification of our independent registered public accounting firm (Proposal No. 2), you may vote “FOR,” “AGAINST” or “ABSTAIN.” For Proposal No. 2, under Maryland law, abstentions will not affect the outcome.

If you sign and submit your proxy card without voting instructions, your shares will be voted in accordance with the recommendation of the Board with respect to the Proposals and in accordance with the discretion of the holders of the proxy with respect to any other matters that may be voted upon.

How does the Board recommend that I vote?

Our Board recommends that you vote your shares:

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“FOR” each of the director nominees set forth in this Proxy Statement.

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“FOR” the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2021.

Who will count the vote?

Representatives of Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. will tabulate the votes and act as inspectors of election.

How do I vote my shares without attending the Annual Meeting?

If you are a stockholder of record, you may vote by authorizing a proxy to vote on your behalf at the Annual Meeting. Specifically, you may authorize a proxy:

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By Internet—If you have Internet access, you may submit your proxy by going to www.proxyvote.com and by following the instructions on how to complete an electronic proxy card. You will need the 16-digit number included on your proxy card in order to vote by Internet.

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By Telephone—If you have access to a touch-tone telephone, you may submit your proxy by dialing 1-800-690-6903 and by following the recorded instructions. You will need the 16-digit number included on your proxy card in order to vote by telephone.

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By Mail—You may vote by mail by signing and dating the enclosed proxy card where indicated and by mailing or otherwise returning the card in the postage-paid envelope provided to you. You should sign your name exactly as it appears on the proxy card. If you are signing in a representative capacity (for example, as guardian, executor, trustee, custodian, attorney or officer of a corporation), indicate your name and title or capacity.

Internet and telephone voting facilities will close at 10:59 p.m., Central Time, on May 19, 2021, for the voting of shares held by stockholders of record as of the Record Date. Proxy cards with respect to shares held of record must be received no later than May 19, 2021.

If you hold your shares in street name, you may submit voting instructions to your broker, bank or other nominee. In most instances, you will be able to do this over the Internet, by telephone or by mail. Please refer to information from your bank, broker or other nominee on how to submit voting instructions.

How do I attend, vote my shares and ask questions at the Virtual Annual Meeting?

In light of the public health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and to support the health and well-being of our stockholders, employees and other stakeholders, this year’s Annual Meeting will be a completely “virtual” meeting of stockholders. Set forth below is a summary of the information you need to attend the virtual Annual Meeting and to vote your shares and submit questions during the virtual Annual Meeting:

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visit www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CPLG2021 to access the live audio webcast;

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you will need the 16-digit number found on your proxy card or the voting instruction form that accompanied your proxy materials in order to vote in advance of, or during the Annual Meeting and/or participate in the Annual Meeting; and

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instructions on how to attend and participate in the virtual Annual Meeting, including how to demonstrate proof of stock ownership, are available at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CPLG2021.

The virtual meeting format for the Annual Meeting uses technology designed to ensure that our stockholders who attend the Annual Meeting will be afforded the same rights and opportunities to participate as they would at an in-person meeting and to enhance stockholder access, participation and communication through online tools. The following measures are in place to ensure such an experience:

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Stockholders may submit appropriate questions in advance on the day of the Annual Meeting by logging into www.proxyvote.com and entering the 16-digit number. Once past the login screen, click on “Submit Questions,” type in the question and click “Submit.”

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Stockholders may submit appropriate questions real-time during the virtual Annual Meeting via the meeting website by typing the question into the “Ask a Question” field and clicking “Submit.” Questions are limited to one per stockholder unless time otherwise permits.

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As many questions submitted in accordance with the meeting rules of conduct will be answered as possible in the time allotted for the meeting without discrimination.

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Questions relevant to meeting matters that are asked during the Annual Meeting but not answered due to time constraints will be posted on our website as soon as practicable after the meeting along with those appropriate questions that were addressed during the meeting.

Stockholders are encouraged to access the Annual Meeting before it begins. Online check-in will start 15 minutes before the 10:00 a.m. Central Time Annual Meeting start time. If you have difficulty accessing the Annual Meeting, please call 1-844-986-0822 (toll free) or 303-562-9302 (international). Technicians will be available to assist you.

What does it mean if I receive more than one proxy card on or about the same time?

It generally means you hold shares registered in more than one account. To ensure that all your shares are voted, please sign and return each proxy card or, if you vote by Internet or telephone, vote once for each proxy card you receive.

May I change my vote or revoke my proxy?

Yes. Whether you have voted by Internet, telephone or mail, if you are a stockholder of record, you may change your vote and revoke your proxy by:

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sending a written statement to that effect to our Secretary, provided such statement is received no later than May 19, 2021;

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voting by Internet or telephone at a later time than your previous vote and before the closing of those voting facilities at 10:59 p.m. Central Time, on May 19, 2021;

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submitting a properly signed proxy card, which has a later date than your previous vote, and that is received no later than May 19, 2021; or

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attending the Annual Meeting and voting your shares via the live audio webcast.

If you hold shares in street name, please refer to information from your bank, broker or other nominee on how to revoke or submit new voting instructions.

Could other matters be decided at the Annual Meeting?

As of the date of this Proxy Statement, we do not know of any matters to be raised at the Annual Meeting other than those referred to in this Proxy Statement. If other matters are properly presented at the Annual

Meeting for consideration and you are a stockholder of record and have submitted a proxy card, the persons named in your proxy card will have the discretion to vote on those matters for you.

Who will pay for the cost of this proxy solicitation?

We will pay the cost of soliciting proxies. Proxies may be solicited on our behalf by directors, officers or employees of the Company (for no additional compensation) in person or by telephone, electronic transmission and facsimile transmission. Banks, brokers and other nominees will be requested to solicit proxies or authorizations from street name holders and will be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses.

PROPOSAL NO. 1—ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

The number of directors that comprise our Board of Directors is currently set at eleven. Upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, our Board of Directors has considered and nominated each of the following nominees for a term expiring at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and when his or her successor is duly elected and qualified: Keith A. Cline, James R. Abrahamson, Glenn Alba, Jean M. Birch, Alan J. Bowers, Giovanni Cutaia, Alice E. Gould, B. Anthony Isaac, Brian Kim, David Loeb and Mitesh B. Shah. Action will be taken at the Annual Meeting for the election of these nominees. All eleven nominees currently serve on the Board.

Unless otherwise instructed, the persons named in the form of proxy card (the “proxyholders”) included with this Proxy Statement intend to vote the proxies held by them “FOR” the election of the director nominees. All of the nominees have indicated that they will be willing and able to serve as directors. If any of these nominees ceases to be a candidate for election by the time of the Annual Meeting (a contingency which the Board does not expect to occur), such proxies may be voted by the proxyholders in accordance with the recommendation of the Board.

Nominees for Election to the Board of Directors in 2021

The following information sets forth the name, age (as of the Annual Meeting), offices held, other business directorships and the term of service of each director nominee.

Keith A. Cline, Age 51

Mr. Cline has served as a Director of the Company since May 2017 and as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since the Company’s spin-off from La Quinta Holdings Inc. (“LQH Parent”). Mr. Cline previously served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of LQH Parent since February 18, 2016, after serving as LQH Parent’s Interim President and Chief Executive Officer since September 15, 2015. Mr. Cline previously served on the LQH Parent board since September 2015. From January 2013 until November 2015, Mr. Cline was LQH Parent’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. From 2011 to 2013, prior to joining LQH Parent, Mr. Cline was Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Charming Charlie, Inc. and, from 2006 to 2011, Mr. Cline was Senior Vice President of Finance at Express, Inc. Mr. Cline began his career at Arthur Andersen & Company and held financial leadership roles at The J.M. Smucker Company, FedEx Custom Critical and Limited Brands. Mr. Cline is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Akron with a B.S. in Accounting and a M.B.A. in Finance.

James R. Abrahamson, Age 65

Mr. Abrahamson has served as a Director of the Company since April 2018. Mr. Abrahamson previously served on the LQH Parent board since November 2015. Mr. Abrahamson most recently served as Chairman of Interstate Hotels & Resorts until its merger with Aimbridge Hospitality in October 2019, and previously also served as Interstate’s Chief Executive Officer until March 2017. Prior to joining Interstate in 2011, Mr. Abrahamson held senior leadership positions with InterContinental Hotels Group (“IHG”), Hyatt Corporation, Marcus Corporation and Hilton Worldwide. At IHG, where he served from 2009 to 2011, he was President of the Americas division, and at Hyatt, which he joined in 2004, he was Head of Development for the Americas division. At Marcus, where he served from 2000 to 2004, Mr. Abrahamson led the Baymont Inns and Suites and Woodfield Suites hotels division consisting of approximately 200 properties, both owned and franchised. At Hilton, where he served from 1988 to 2000, Mr. Abrahamson oversaw the Americas region franchise and management contract development for all Hilton brands, and he launched the Hilton Garden Inn brand. Mr. Abrahamson currently serves as an independent director on the board and is a member of the audit committee and the nominating and governance committee of BrightView Holdings Inc. and also serves as non-executive chairman of the board of Vici Properties Inc. Mr. Abrahamson previously served on the board, and served as board chair in 2015 and 2016, of American Hotel and Lodging Association and previously served on

the board, and served as board chair in 2013 and 2014, of U.S. Travel Association. He holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Minnesota.

Glenn Alba, Age 49

Mr. Alba has served as a Director of the Company since April 2018. Mr. Alba previously served on the LQH Parent board since 2013 and on the boards of directors of certain of LQH Parent’s predecessor entities since 2006. Mr. Alba is the Founder and President of Opterra Capital, a real estate investment sponsor and operating partner, capital markets advisor and asset manager with significant experience in all sectors of commercial real estate. Mr. Alba was previously a Managing Director in the Real Estate Group of Blackstone based in New York until July 2017. At Blackstone, which Mr. Alba joined in 1997, he was involved in the asset management of a broad range of Blackstone’s real estate investments in the U.S. and Europe including office, hotel, multi-family and industrial assets. While based in the London office from 2001 to 2004, Mr. Alba managed a diverse set of assets in London, Paris and other cities in France as well as portfolio investments across Germany. More recently, Mr. Alba was primarily involved in the hotel sector with management responsibility for various full-service and limited service hotels in the LXR Luxury Resorts portfolio and for us as well as global portfolio management duties. Mr. Alba received a B.S. in Accounting from Villanova University. Mr. Alba currently serves as a member of the President’s Advisory Council and the Real Estate Advisory Council at Villanova University.

Jean M. Birch, Age 61

Ms. Birch has served as a Director of the Company since September 2018. Ms. Birch served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Papa Murphy’s Holdings, Inc., an operator and franchisor of a take and bake pizza brand, from December 2016 until July 2017. Prior to that, from 2009 to 2012, Ms. Birch served as President of IHOP Restaurants, Inc., a division of DineEquity, Inc., where she repositioned and focused IHOP’s brand and launched a new marketing campaign and innovative culinary strategy to include health and wellness. Ms. Birch served as President of Romano’s Macaroni Grill from January 2005 to August 2007 and President of Corner Bakery Café from August 2003 to December 2004, both divisions of Brinker International, Inc. From 1991 to 2003, Ms. Birch held various roles with YUM! Brands, Inc., a global quick service restaurant company, including VP, Operations for Taco Bell, Inc. and Senior Director, Concept Development for Pizza Hut, Inc. Ms. Birch has also served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Birch Company, LLC, a small consulting practice, since 2007. She currently serves on the boards of directors of Forrester Research and Charlotte’s Web Holdings, Inc. Ms. Birch previously served on the boards of directors of Jack in the Box Inc. from May 2019 until February 2021, Papa Murphy’s Holdings, Inc., and served as its board chair from 2016 until May 2019 when Papa Murphy’s was sold, Darden Restaurants, Inc. from 2014 to 2016 and Cosi, Inc. from 2013 to 2016. Ms. Birch holds a B.A. from the University of Arizona and an Executive MBA from Southern Methodist University.

Alan J. Bowers, Age 66

Mr. Bowers has served as a Director of the Company since April 2018. Mr. Bowers previously served on the LQH Parent board since February 2014 and on the boards of directors of certain of LQH Parent’s predecessor entities since 2013. Mr. Bowers most recently served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a board member of Cape Success, LLC from 2001 to 2004 and of Marketsource Corporation from 2000 to 2001. From 1995 to 1999, Mr. Bowers served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a board member of MBL Life Assurance Corporation. Mr. Bowers held various positions, including Audit and Area Managing Partner, at Coopers & Lybrand, L.L.P. where he worked from 1978 to 1995 and also worked at Laventhol & Horwath, CPAs from 1976 to 1978. Mr. Bowers also serves on the boards of directors of Ocwen Financial Corporation and Walker & Dunlop, Inc. and previously served on the board of American Achievement Corp. Mr. Bowers holds a B.S. in Accounting, from Montclair State University and an M.B.A., Finance and Economics, from St. John’s University and is a Certified Public Accountant in New Jersey.

Giovanni Cutaia, Age 48

Mr. Cutaia has served as a Director of the Company since April 2018. Mr. Cutaia previously served on the LQH Parent board since November 2014. Mr. Cutaia is a Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Asset Management in the Real Estate Group of Blackstone. Prior to joining Blackstone in 2014, Mr. Cutaia was at Lone Star Funds where he was a Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of Commercial Real Estate Investments Americas from 2009 to 2014. Prior to Lone Star, Mr. Cutaia spent over 12 years at Goldman Sachs in its Real Estate Principal Investments Area as a Managing Director in its New York and London offices. Mr. Cutaia received a B.A. from Colgate University and an M.B.A. from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.

Alice E. Gould, Age 59

Ms. Gould has served as a Director of the Company since September 2018. Ms. Gould most recently led the Private Investments team at DUMAC, Inc., a professionally staffed investment office controlled by Duke University that manages over $18 billion of endowment and other Duke-related assets. While at DUMAC from 2004 until 2018, she led and oversaw investments in real estate, energy, venture capital and leveraged buyouts. Prior to joining DUMAC, Ms. Gould was a management consultant assisting senior executives in the technology, pharmaceutical, media and financial industries with strategic initiatives. She also worked for ten years at IBM where she managed product development, marketing and business planning. Ms. Gould holds a B.S. in Engineering from Duke University and an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

B. Anthony Isaac, Age 68

Mr. Isaac has served as a Director of the Company since April 2018. Mr. Isaac is Managing Director of TMI Shore Partnership L.P., acting as an advisor and investor to several venture funds and early stage companies. Before joining TMI Shore in May 2015, Mr. Isaac served as Senior Vice President, Select Development & Strategy for Hyatt Hotels Corp., where he worked on the integration of LodgeWorks Corp. and managed corporate/ franchise development of Hyatt’s Select Service Platform. From 2000 to its acquisition by Hyatt in 2011, Mr. Isaac was President of LodgeWorks. Prior to joining LodgeWorks, Mr. Isaac held leadership roles in a variety of hospitality companies including Summerfield Hotel Corporation, The Residence Inn Company and Marriott Corporation. Mr. Isaac previously served on the board of Westar Energy, where he also was chair of the finance committee, and was chairman of the board for the Via Christi Health System. Currently, he serves on the board of Evergy, the successor to Westar Energy, and is a member of Westar’s finance committee, compensation committee and nuclear and power supply committee. Additionally, he is a member of the board of advisors for Thayer Ventures, a hospitality venture capital fund. Mr. Isaac received a B.S. in civil engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Brian Kim, Age 42

Mr. Kim has served as a Director of the Company since April 2018. Mr. Kim previously served on the LQH Parent board since November 2014. Mr. Kim is a Senior Managing Director in the Real Estate Group of Blackstone. Since joining Blackstone in 2008, Mr. Kim has played a key role in a number of Blackstone’s investments including the take private and subsequent sale of Strategic Hotels & Resorts, the acquisition of Peter Cooper Village / Stuyvesant Town and the creation of BRE Select Hotels Corp, Blackstone’s select service hotel platform. Prior to joining Blackstone, Mr. Kim worked at Apollo Real Estate Advisors, Max Capital Management Corp. and Credit Suisse First Boston. Mr. Kim currently serves as a director and as the Head of Acquisition and Capital Markets of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. since January 2017 and previously served as a director, Chief Financial Officer, Vice President and Managing Director of BRE Select Hotels Corp. Mr. Kim received an AB in Biology from Harvard College where he graduated with honors.

David Loeb, Age 60

Mr. Loeb has served as a Director of the Company April 2018. Mr. Loeb is Founder and Managing Director of Dirigo Consulting LLC, which advises hotel and real estate businesses, including hotel REITs, on strategy and capital markets execution. From 2006 to 2017, Mr. Loeb was a Senior Research Analyst, Managing Director covering real estate for Robert W. Baird & Co., where he specialized in lodging and office companies. Mr. Loeb has specialized in real estate for over twenty years, as he published research on the lodging industry beginning in 1994. Prior to joining Baird, Mr. Loeb was Managing Director in Real Estate Research at Freidman Billings Ramsey and a Vice President, Research Analyst with Credit Lyonnais Securities, The Chicago Corporation and Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. Mr. Loeb received a B.A. in psychology and sociology from Brandeis University and an M.B.A. in finance and accounting from the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis.

Mitesh B. Shah, Age 51

Mr. Shah has served as a Director and as Chairperson of the Company since April 2018. Mr. Shah previously served on the LQH Parent board since February 2014, as Chairperson of the LQH Parent board since November 2014 and on the boards of directors of certain of LQH Parent’s predecessor entities since 2013. Mr. Shah currently serves as Chief Executive Officer and Senior Managing Principal of Noble Investment Group, which he founded in 1993 and which specializes in making opportunistic investments in the lodging and hospitality real estate sector. Mr. Shah is a member of the franchise and owners board for Hyatt Hotels Corporation and is a member of the Industry Real Estate Finance Advisory Council of the American Hotel and Lodging Association. Mr. Shah is serving his third term as a member of the Board of Trustees of Wake Forest University. In addition, he is an executive committee member of Woodward Academy. Mr. Shah holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Wake Forest University.

YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE ELECTION OF

EACH OF THE DIRECTOR NOMINEES NAMED ABOVE.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CERTAIN GOVERNANCE MATTERS

Our Board of Directors manages or directs our business and affairs, as provided by Maryland law, and conducts its business through meetings of the Board of Directors and four standing committees: the Audit Committee; the Compensation Committee; the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee; and the Capital Committee.

We have structured our corporate governance in a manner we believe closely aligns our interests with those of our stockholders. Notable features of our corporate governance include:

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our Board of Directors is not classified and each of our directors is subject to re-election annually;

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under our Corporate Governance Guidelines, directors (other than directors designated pursuant to the stockholders’ agreement) who fail to receive a majority of the votes cast in uncontested elections will be required to submit their resignation to our Board of Directors;

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we have fully independent Audit, Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees and our independent directors meet regularly in executive sessions without the presence of our corporate officers or non-independent directors;

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we do not have a stockholder rights plan, and if our Board of Directors were ever to adopt a stockholder rights plan in the future without prior stockholder approval, our Board of Directors would either submit the plan to stockholders for ratification or cause the rights plan to expire within one year;

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we have opted out of the Maryland business combination and control share acquisition statutes, and in the future cannot opt in without stockholder approval; and

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we have implemented a range of other corporate governance best practices.

The stockholders agreement described under “Transactions with Related Persons—Stockholders Agreement” provides that Blackstone has the right to nominate to our Board of Directors a number of designees approximately equal to the percentage of voting power of all shares of our capital stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors as collectively beneficially owned by Blackstone. Currently, we have two directors on our Board who are current employees of Blackstone and who were recommended by Blackstone as director nominees pursuant to the stockholders agreement (Messrs. Cutaia and Kim), and we have one director on our Board who is a retired employee of Blackstone (Mr. Alba). The provisions of the stockholders agreement regarding the nomination of directors will remain in effect until Blackstone is no longer entitled to nominate a director to our Board of Directors, unless Blackstone requests that they terminate at an earlier date.

Director Independence and Independence Determinations

Under our Corporate Governance Guidelines and NYSE rules, a director is not independent unless our Board of Directors affirmatively determines that he or she does not have a direct or indirect material relationship with us or any of our subsidiaries.

Our Corporate Governance Guidelines define independence in accordance with the independence definition in the current NYSE corporate governance rules for listed companies. Our Corporate Governance Guidelines require our Board of Directors to review the independence of all directors at least annually.

In the event a director has a relationship with the Company that is relevant to his or her independence and is not addressed by the objective tests set forth in the NYSE independence definition, our Board of Directors will determine, considering all relevant facts and circumstances, whether such relationship is material.

Our Board of Directors has affirmatively determined that each of Messrs. Abrahamson, Alba, Bowers, Cutaia, Isaac, Kim, Loeb and Shah and Mses. Birch and Gould is independent under the guidelines for director

independence set forth in the Corporate Governance Guidelines and under all applicable NYSE guidelines, including with respect to committee membership. Our Board also has determined that each of Messrs. Abrahamson, Bowers, Loeb and Shah and Ms. Birch is “independent” for purposes of Section 10A(m)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and that each of Messrs. Abrahamson, Bowers, Cutaia and Shah and Ms. Gould is “independent” for purposes of Section 10C(a)(3) of the Exchange Act. In making its independence determinations, our Board of Directors considered and reviewed all information known to it (including information identified through annual directors’ questionnaires).

Director Nomination Process

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee weighs the characteristics, experience, independence and skills of potential candidates for election to the Board and recommends nominees for director to the Board for election. In considering candidates for the Board, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee also assesses the size, composition and combined expertise of the Board. As the application of these factors involves the exercise of judgment, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee does not have a standard set of fixed qualifications that is applicable to all director candidates, although the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee does at a minimum assess each candidate’s strength of character, judgment, industry knowledge or experience, his or her ability to work collegially with the other members of the Board and his or her ability to satisfy any applicable legal requirements or listing standards. In addition, although the Board considers diversity of viewpoints, background and experiences, the Board does not have a formal diversity policy. In identifying prospective director candidates, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may seek referrals from other members of the Board, management, stockholders and other sources, including third party recommendations. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee also may, but need not, retain a search firm in order to assist it in identifying candidates to serve as directors of the Company. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee utilizes the same criteria for evaluating candidates regardless of the source of the referral. When considering director candidates, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee seeks individuals with backgrounds and qualities that, when combined with those of our incumbent directors, provide a blend of skills and experience to further enhance the Board’s effectiveness.

In recommending that, or determining whether, members of the Board should stand for re-election, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee also may assess the contributions of incumbent directors in the context of the Board evaluation process and other perceived needs of the Board.

In addition to the process described above, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee also nominates a number of individuals designated by Blackstone as required under the provisions of the stockholders agreement described under “Transactions With Related Persons—Stockholders Agreement.” Each of Messrs. Cutaia and Kim were recommended by Blackstone as director nominees pursuant to the stockholders agreement.

When considering whether the nominees have the experience, qualifications, attributes and skills, taken as a whole, to enable the Board to satisfy its oversight responsibilities effectively in light of our business and structure, the Board focused primarily on the information discussed in each board member’s biographical information set forth above. This process resulted in the Board’s nomination of the incumbent directors named in this Proxy Statement and proposed for election by you at the upcoming Annual Meeting.

In particular, the members of our Board of Directors considered the following important characteristics:

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Mr. Abrahamson—his significant executive management experience in the hospitality industry, including his experience in hotel management.

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Mr. Alba—his prior affiliation with Blackstone, his significant experience in working with companies controlled by private equity sponsors, particularly in the real estate industry, his experience in working with the management of various other companies owned by Blackstone’s funds, including in the hospitality industry, his experience with real estate investing and his extensive financial background.

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Ms. Birch—her executive management experience and her franchising experience, as well as her marketing experience.

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Mr. Bowers—his experience in accounting and executive management, including his substantial experience on the audit committees of private and public companies alike.

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Mr. Cline—his extensive financial background. Furthermore, we also considered how his additional role as our President and Chief Executive Officer would bring management perspective to board deliberations and provide valuable information about the status of our day-to-day operations.

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Mr. Cutaia—his affiliation with Blackstone, his significant experience in working with companies in the real estate industry, his experience involving oversight of real estate assets, his experience with real estate investing and his extensive financial background.

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Ms. Gould—her significant experience in marketing, business planning, and strategy as well as her asset management experience.

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Mr. Isaac— his significant executive management experience in the hospitality industry, including his experience in managing corporate/franchise development.

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Mr. Kim—his affiliation with Blackstone, his significant experience in working with companies in the real estate industry, his experience with real estate management and investing and his extensive financial background.

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Mr. Loeb—his experience advising real estate businesses, including hotel REITs, on strategy and capital markets execution and his significant experience in real estate, including as an analyst covering real estate.

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Mr. Shah—his experience with investing in the lodging and hospitality real estate sector and his significant experience in the hospitality industry, including with respect to franchising.

We believe that our directors provide an appropriate mix of experience and skills relevant to the size and nature of our business.

As discussed above, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Board include “diversity of viewpoints, background and experience” as part of several criteria that they consider in connection with selecting candidates for the Board. While neither the Board nor the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has a formal diversity policy, one of many factors that the Board and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee carefully consider is the importance to the Company of ethnic and gender diversity in board composition. Of the eleven director nominees, four are diverse, including two who are female and two who are ethnically diverse. Moreover, one ethnically diverse director holds a Board leadership role.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider director candidates recommended by stockholders. Any recommendation submitted to the Secretary of the Company should be in writing and should include any supporting material the stockholder considers appropriate in support of that recommendation, but must include information that would be required under the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to be included in a proxy statement soliciting proxies for the election of such candidate and a written consent of the candidate to serve as one of our directors if elected. Stockholders wishing to propose a candidate for consideration may do so by submitting the above information to the attention of the Secretary, CorePoint Lodging Inc., at 125 East John Carpenter Freeway, Suite 1650, Irving, Texas 75062. All recommendations for nomination received by the Secretary that satisfy our Bylaw requirements relating to director nominations will be presented to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee for its consideration. Stockholders also must satisfy the notification, timeliness, consent and information requirements set forth in our Bylaws. These requirements are also described under “Stockholder Proposals for the 2022 Annual Meeting.”

Board Structure

Our Board of Directors is led by Mr. Shah, our Chairperson. The Chief Executive Officer position is separate from the Chairperson position. We believe that the separation of the Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer positions is appropriate corporate governance for us at this time. Accordingly, Mr. Shah serves as Chairperson, while Mr. Cline serves as our Chief Executive Officer and President. Our Board of Directors believes this structure best encourages the free and open dialogue of competing views and provides for strong checks and balances. Additionally, Mr. Shah’s attention to Board of Directors and committee matters allows Mr. Cline to focus more specifically on overseeing the Company’s day-to-day operations, as well as strategic opportunities and planning.

Executive Sessions

Executive sessions, which are meetings of the non-management members of the Board, are regularly scheduled throughout the year. In addition, at least once a year, the independent directors meet in a private session that excludes management and any non-independent directors. Our Chairperson, Mr. Shah, presides at the executive sessions.

Communications with the Board

As described in our Corporate Governance Guidelines, stockholders and other interested parties who wish to communicate with a member or members of our Board of Directors, including the chairperson of our Board of Directors and each of the Audit, Compensation or Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees or with the non-management or independent directors as a group, may do so by addressing such communications or concerns to the General Counsel of the Company, at 125 East John Carpenter Freeway, Suite 1650, Irving, Texas 75062, who will forward such communication to the appropriate party.

Board Committees and Meetings

The following table summarizes the current membership of each of the Board’s committees and the number of meetings held by each committee during the year ended December 31, 2020.

Member

Audit

Compensation

Nominating and
Corporate Governance

Capital

James R. Abrahamson

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Chair

Glenn Alba

Chair

Jean M. Birch

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Alan J. Bowers

Chair

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Giovanni Cutaia

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Alice E. Gould

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B. Anthony Isaac

Chair

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Brian Kim

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David Loeb

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Mitesh B. Shah

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Number of meetings held in 2020

All directors are expected to attend all meetings of the Board, meetings of the committees of which they are members and the annual meeting of stockholders. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Board held six

meetings. In 2020, all of our directors attended at least 75% of the meetings of the Board and committees during the time in which he or she served as a member of the Board or such committee. All 11 of our directors attended our annual meeting of stockholders in 2020.

Audit Committee

Our Audit Committee consists of Messrs. Abrahamson, Bowers, Loeb and Shah and Ms. Birch, with Mr. Bowers serving as chair. All members of the Audit Committee have been determined to be “independent,” consistent with our Audit Committee charter, Corporate Governance Guidelines and the NYSE listing standards applicable to boards of directors in general and audit committees in particular. Our Board of Directors also has determined that each of the members of the Audit Committee is “financially literate” within the meaning of the listing standards of the NYSE. In addition, our Board of Directors has determined that Alan J. Bowers qualifies as an audit committee financial expert as defined by applicable SEC regulations.

The duties and responsibilities of the Audit Committee are set forth in its charter, which may be found at www.corepoint.com under Investors: Corporate Governance: Governance Documents: Charter of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, and include oversight of the following:

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the adequacy and integrity of our financial statements and our financial reporting and disclosure practices;

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the soundness of our system of internal controls regarding finance and accounting compliance;

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the annual independent audit of our financial statements;

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the independent registered public accounting firm’s qualifications and independence;

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the engagement of the independent registered public accounting firm;

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the performance of our internal audit function and independent registered public accounting firm; and

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our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements in connection with the foregoing.

The Audit Committee also prepares the report of the committee required by the rules and regulations of the SEC to be included in our annual proxy statement.

With respect to our reporting and disclosure matters, the responsibilities and duties of the Audit Committee include reviewing and discussing with management and the independent registered public accounting firm our annual audited financial statements and quarterly financial statements prior to inclusion in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or other public filings in accordance with applicable rules and regulations of the SEC.

The charter of the Audit Committee permits the committee to delegate any or all of its authority to one or more subcommittees. In addition, the Audit Committee has the authority under its charter to engage independent counsel and other advisors as it deems necessary or advisable.

Compensation Committee

Our Compensation Committee consists of Messrs. Abrahamson, Bowers, Cutaia and Shah and Ms. Gould, with Mr. Abrahamson serving as chair. Each of Messrs. Abrahamson, Bowers, Cutaia and Shah and Ms. Gould has been determined to be “independent” as defined by our Corporate Governance Guidelines and the NYSE listing standards applicable to boards of directors in general and compensation committees in particular.

The duties and responsibilities of the Compensation Committee are set forth in its charter, which may be found at www.corepoint.com under Investors: Corporate Governance: Governance Documents: Charter of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, and include the following:

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the establishment, maintenance and administration of compensation and benefit policies designed to attract, motivate and retain personnel with the requisite skills and abilities to contribute to the long-term success of the Company;

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oversight of the goals, objectives and compensation of our Chief Executive Officer, including evaluating the performance of the Chief Executive Officer in light of those goals;

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oversight of the compensation of our other executives and non-management directors; and

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our compliance with the compensation rules, regulations and guidelines promulgated by the NYSE, the SEC and other laws, as applicable.

The charter of the Compensation Committee permits the committee to delegate any or all of its authority to one or more subcommittees and to delegate to one or more of our officers the authority to make awards to team members other than any Section 16 officer under our incentive compensation or other equity-based plan, subject to compliance with the plan and the laws of our state of incorporation. In addition, the Compensation Committee has the authority under its charter to retain outside consultants or advisors, as it deems necessary or advisable.

Our Compensation Committee has been responsible for making all executive compensation determinations. Mr. Cline works closely with the Compensation Committee in managing the executive compensation program and attends some meetings of the Compensation Committee. He does not participate in the determination of his own compensation.

In 2020, the Compensation Committee retained Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. (“FW Cook”) to advise the Compensation Committee with respect to executive officer compensation, including executive and non-employee director compensation programs, individual compensation levels, the peer companies used to assess compensation levels and marketplace trends in executive compensation. FW Cook does not provide any services to the Company other than advising on executive officer compensation. In February 2021, the Compensation Committee determined that FW Cook is independent from management and that FW Cook’s work has not raised any conflicts of interest.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee consists of Messrs. Bowers, Isaac and Kim and Mses. Birch and Gould, with Mr. Isaac serving as chair. Each of Messrs. Bowers, Isaac and Kim and Mses. Birch and Gould has been determined to be “independent” as defined by our Corporate Governance Guidelines and the NYSE listing standards.

The duties and responsibilities of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are set forth in its charter, which may be found at www.corepoint.com under Investors: Corporate Governance: Governance Documents: Charter of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors, and include the following:

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advise our Board of Directors concerning the appropriate composition and qualifications of our Board of Directors and its committees;

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identify individuals qualified to become board members;

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recommend to the Board the persons to be nominated by the Board for election as directors at any meeting of stockholders;

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recommend to the Board the members of the board to serve on the various committees of the Board;

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develop and recommend to the Board a set of corporate governance principles and assist the Board in complying with them; and

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oversee the evaluation of the Board, the Board’s committees and management.

The charter of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee permits the committee to delegate any or all of its authority to one or more subcommittees. In addition, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has the authority under its charter to retain outside counsel or other experts as it deems necessary or advisable.

Capital Committee

Our Capital Committee consists of Messrs. Alba, Cutaia, Isaac, Loeb and Shah, with Mr. Alba serving as chair. The purpose and responsibilities of the Capital Committee are set forth in its charter, which may be found at www.corepoint.com under Investors: Corporate Governance: Governance Documents: Charter of the Capital Committee of the Board of Directors, and include providing assistance to the Board of Directors with respect to the oversight of:

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investments in or dispositions of real estate assets proposed by the Company’s management;

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capital deployment to owned real estate assets;

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the performance and valuations of the Company’s real estate assets and real estate investment portfolios; and

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periodic review of the Company’s real estate investment policies, strategies, programs and procedures.

The charter of the Capital Committee permits the committee to delegate any or all of its authority to one or more subcommittees consisting of one or more non-management members.

Committee Charters and Corporate Governance Guidelines

Our commitment to good corporate governance is reflected in our Corporate Governance Guidelines, which describe our Board’s views and policies on a wide range of governance topics. These Corporate Governance Guidelines are reviewed from time to time by our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and, to the extent deemed appropriate in light of emerging practices, revised accordingly, upon recommendation to and approval by our Board of Directors.

Our Corporate Governance Guidelines, Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Capital Committee charters, and other corporate governance information are available on our website at www.corepoint.com under Investors: Corporate Governance. Any stockholder also may request them in print, without charge, by contacting the Secretary of CorePoint Lodging Inc., at 125 East John Carpenter Freeway, Suite 1650, Irving, Texas 75062.

Code of Business Conduct & Ethics

We maintain a Code of Business Conduct & Ethics that is applicable to all of our directors, officers and employees, including our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and other senior officers. The Code of Business Conduct & Ethics sets forth our policies and expectations on a number of topics, including conflicts of interest, corporate opportunities, confidentiality, compliance with laws (including insider trading laws), use of our assets and business conduct and fair dealing. This Code of Business Conduct & Ethics also satisfies the requirements for a code of ethics, as defined by Item 406 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC. The Code of Business Conduct & Ethics may be found on our website at www.corepoint.com under Investors: Corporate Governance: Governance Documents: Code of Business Conduct & Ethics.

We will disclose within four business days any substantive changes in or waivers of the Code of Business Conduct & Ethics granted to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, by posting such information on our website as set forth above rather than by filing a Form 8-K. In the case of a waiver for an executive officer or a director, the required disclosure also will be made available on our website within four business days of the date of such waiver.

Oversight of Risk Management

The Board has extensive involvement in the oversight of risk management related to us and our business. The Board accomplishes this oversight both directly and through its Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, each of which assists the Board in overseeing a part of our overall risk management and regularly reports to the Board. The Audit Committee represents the Board by periodically reviewing our accounting, reporting and financial practices, including the integrity of our financial statements, the oversight of administrative and financial controls, our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and our enterprise risk management program. Through its regular meetings with management, including the finance, legal and internal audit functions, the Audit Committee reviews and discusses all significant areas of our business and related risks and summarizes for the Board areas of risk (including cyber risk) and any mitigating factors. With respect to cyber risk, the Audit Committee receives a cybersecurity update from management at each regularly-scheduled quarterly meeting. The Compensation Committee considers, and discusses with management, management’s assessment of certain risks, including whether any risks arising from our compensation policies and practices for our employees are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on us. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee oversees and evaluates programs and risks associated with Board organization, membership and structure, succession planning and corporate governance. In addition, our Board receives periodic detailed operating performance reviews from management.

Environment—Social—Governance (ESG)

Since our founding, we have been committed to ethical behavior and strong corporate governance. Our high-performance culture and significant employee engagement are central to how we operate and our hotels have made substantial commitments to environmental initiatives and to to human rights, labor rights and diversity and inclusion.

As we build for the future, we recognize that world-class management requires a more comprehensive and sophisticated consideration of all Environment-Social-Governance (ESG) factors. We have begun our ESG journey in earnest and look forward to making it a key component of our strategy and operations.

Our ESG initiatives are rooted in our values and culture. Already, we have achieved several important ESG results in 2020: reducing our environmental impact, maintaining a high level of employee satisfaction, sustaining our charitable support, implementing significant support for our employees in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and continuing our “best practices” governance.

Going forward, as we formalize our ESG efforts, we intend to develop a thoughtful implementation roadmap. We look to advance our environmental improvements, expand our commitment toward employee engagement and development, continue our support of key charities and elevate even further our “best practices” governance.

Clawback Policy

We have adopted a clawback policy for incentive compensation. The Compensation Committee determined that it may be appropriate to recover annual and/or long-term incentive compensation in specified situations. Under the policy, if the Compensation Committee determines that incentive compensation of its current and

former Section 16 officers (or any other employee designated by the Board or the Compensation Committee) was overpaid, in whole or in part, as a result of a restatement of the reported financial results of the Company or any of its segments due to material non-compliance with financial reporting requirements (unless due to a change in accounting policy or applicable law), and such restatement was caused or contributed, directly or indirectly, by such employee’s fraud, willful misconduct or gross negligence, then the Compensation Committee will determine, in its discretion, whether to seek to recover or cancel any overpayment of incentive compensation paid or awarded during the three-year period preceding the date on which the Company is required to prepare the restatement.

Stock Ownership Policy

We have a stock ownership policy for our non-employee directors and executive officers, which provides that each of our non-employee directors and executive officers are expected to acquire ownership of the following amounts of stock within five years of the later of (x) the date on which we made our first broad-based equity incentive grants following the distribution of the Company’s common stock to stockholders of LQH Parent (with respect to our Chief Executive Officer and executive officers) or our first annual grant to non-employee directors or (y) the date he or she first becomes subject to the stock ownership policy:

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Chief Executive Officer: 4 times annual base salary

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All other executive officers: 2 times annual base salary

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Non-employee directors: 5 times annual cash retainer

All of our non-employee directors and executive officers are in compliance with this policy.

Hedging and Pledging Policies

The Company’s Securities Trading Policy requires executive officers and directors to consult the Company’s General Counsel prior to engaging in transactions involving the Company’s securities. In order to protect the Company from exposure under insider trading laws, executive officers and directors are encouraged to enter into pre-programmed trading plans under Exchange Act Rule 10b5-1. The Company’s Securities Trading Policy prohibits directors and employees (including officers) from hedging or monetization transactions including, but not limited to, through the use of financial instruments such as exchange funds, variable forward contracts, equity swaps, puts, calls, and other derivative instruments, or through the establishment of a short position in the Company’s securities. The Company’s Securities Trading Policy also prohibits the pledging of Company securities.

Executive Officers of the Company

Set forth below is the name, age (as of the Annual Meeting) and certain information regarding each of our current executive officers other than Mr. Cline, whose biographical information is presented under “Nominees for Election to the Board of Directors in 2021.”

Daniel E. Swanstrom II, Age 44

Mr. Swanstrom has served as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since its spin-off from LQH Parent. Mr. Swanstrom previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Monogram Residential Trust, Inc., a publicly traded multifamily real estate investment trust, from 2015 to 2017. Prior to Monogram, Mr. Swanstrom worked at Morgan Stanley from 2006 to 2015 and served in a variety of capacities, most recently as Executive Director in the Real Estate Investment Banking Division from 2013 to 2015. From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Swanstrom was at AEW Capital Management, a real estate investment manager, most recently as an Assistant Vice President. From 1999 to 2002, Mr. Swanstrom was in the Assurance and Advisory Services Group at Deloitte & Touche LLP, most recently as senior accountant. Mr. Swanstrom received a B.S. in Accounting from Boston College and an M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Mr. Swanstrom is also a certified public accountant (inactive).

Mark M. Chloupek, Age 49

Mr. Chloupek has served as the Company’s Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel since its spin-off from LQH Parent. Mr. Chloupek previously served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of LQH Parent since 2006 and was named Secretary in 2013. Prior to joining LQH Parent, from 1999 through 2006, Mr. Chloupek served as Vice President and Senior Vice President and Chief Counsel of Operations for Wyndham International, Inc. Prior to joining Wyndham, from 1996 to 1999, Mr. Chloupek worked for Locke Lord LLP (formerly Locke Purnell Rain Harrell—a professional corporation). Additionally, Mr. Chloupek currently serves on the board of the Dallas Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and formerly served on the board of The Texas General Counsel Forum. Mr. Chloupek received a B.A. in economics from the College of William and Mary, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude, and received a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.

Yao “Rob” Song, Age 38

Mr. Song has served as the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer since March 23, 2021. Mr. Song joined the Company in August 2018 as Senior Vice President of Investments and Finance. Prior to CorePoint, Mr. Song served as Principal for Alphabet Inc.’s Capital Markets and Corporate Finance team from 2017 to 2018. Prior to that, Mr. Song worked at Monogram Residential Trust, Inc., a publicly traded multifamily real estate investment trust, as Vice President of Finance and Capital Markets from 2016 to 2017, Water Island Capital as an Investment Analyst at from 2014 to 2016 and at Morgan Stanley from 2007 to 2014, most recently as Vice President of Investment Banking. Mr. Song holds a Bachelor of Commerce (major in Actuarial Science) and a Master of Finance from Macquarie University in Australia.

PROPOSAL NO. 2—RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Audit Committee has appointed Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2021.

Although ratification is not required by our Bylaws or otherwise, the Board is submitting the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP to our stockholders for ratification because we value our stockholders’ views on the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. If our stockholders fail to ratify the selection, it will be considered as notice to the Board and the Audit Committee to consider the selection of a different firm. Even if the selection is ratified, the Audit Committee, in its discretion, may select a different independent registered public accounting firm at any time if it determines that such a change would be in the best interests of the Company and our stockholders.

A representative of Deloitte & Touche LLP is expected to be present at the Annual Meeting. The representative will also have the opportunity to make a statement if he or she desires to do so, and the representative is expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions.

The shares represented by your proxy will be voted “FOR” the ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP unless you specify otherwise.

Audit and Non-Audit Fees

In connection with the audit of the 2020 financial statements, we entered into an agreement with Deloitte & Touche LLP which sets forth the terms by which Deloitte & Touche LLP will perform audit services for the Company.

The following table summarizes fees for professional services rendered by our independent registered public accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche LLP, the member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and their respective affiliates (collectively, “Deloitte & Touche”) for the audits of our annual consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019:


	2020		2019

Audit fees⁽¹⁾	$	1,018,051	$	1,857,000

Audit-related fees		—		—

Tax fees⁽²⁾	$	114,180	$	1,408,000

All other fees		—		—

Total	$	1,132,231	$	3,265,000

(1)

Includes the aggregate fees recognized in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered for the audit of the Company’s annual financial statements, reviews of financial statements, comfort letters and other services related to SEC matters. The fees are for services that are normally provided in connection with statutory or regulatory filings or engagements.

(2)	Includes the aggregate fees recognized in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.

All of the services shown in this table were pre-approved by the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee considered whether providing the non-audit services shown in this table was compatible with maintaining Deloitte & Touche’s independence and concluded that it was.

Pre-Approval Policy for Services of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Consistent with SEC policies regarding auditor independence and the Audit Committee’s charter, the Audit Committee has responsibility for engaging, setting compensation for and reviewing the performance of the independent registered public accounting firm.

In accordance with our Audit Committee pre-approval policy, all audit and non-audit services performed for us by our independent registered public accounting firm were pre-approved by the audit committee of our board of directors, which concluded that the provision of such services by Deloitte & Touche was compatible with the maintenance of that firm’s independence in the conduct of its auditing functions.

The pre-approval policy provides for categorical pre-approval of specified audit and permissible non-audit services. Services to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm that are not within the category of pre-approved services must be approved by the Audit Committee prior to engagement, regardless of the service being requested or the dollar amount involved.

Requests or applications for services that require specific separate approval by the Audit Committee are required to be submitted to the Audit Committee, and must include a description of the services to be provided and a statement by the independent registered public accounting firm and principal accounting officer of the Company confirming that the provision of the proposed services does not impair the independence of the independent registered public accounting firm.

The Audit Committee may delegate pre-approval authority to one or more of its members. The Audit Committee has delegated to its chair the authority to review and pre-approve any such services in between the Audit Committee’s regular meetings. Any such pre-approval will be subsequently considered and ratified by the Audit Committee at the next regularly scheduled meeting. The Audit Committee does not delegate to management its responsibilities to pre-approve services to be performed by the independent registered public accounting firm.

YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE RATIFICATION

OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING

FIRM FOR 2021.

REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

The Audit Committee operates pursuant to a charter which is reviewed annually by the Audit Committee. Additionally, a brief description of the primary responsibilities of the Audit Committee is included in this Proxy Statement under “The Board of Directors and Certain Governance Matters—Board Committees and Meetings—Audit Committee.” Under the Audit Committee charter, our management is responsible for the preparation, presentation and integrity of our financial statements, the application of accounting and financial reporting principles and our internal controls and procedures designed to assure compliance with accounting standards and applicable laws and regulations. The independent registered public accounting firm is responsible for auditing our financial statements and expressing an opinion as to their conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

In the performance of its oversight function, the Audit Committee reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements of the Company with management and with the independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee also discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm the matters required to be discussed by the applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) and the SEC. In addition, the Audit Committee received the written disclosures and the letter from the independent registered public accounting firm required by applicable requirements of the PCAOB regarding the independent registered public accounting firm’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence, and discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm their independence.

Based upon the review and discussions described in the preceding paragraph, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board that the audited financial statements of the Company be included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 filed with the SEC.

Submitted by the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors:

James R. Abrahamson

Jean M. Birch

Alan J. Bowers, Chair

David Loeb

Mitesh B. Shah

EXECUTIVE AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

Emerging Growth Company Status

We qualify as an “emerging growth company” under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012. As a result, we are permitted to and rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements that are applicable to other companies that are not emerging growth companies. Accordingly, we have included compensation information for only our principal executive officer and our two next most highly compensated executive officers serving at fiscal year-end and have not included a compensation discussion and analysis of our executive compensation programs or tabular compensation information other than the Summary Compensation Table and the Outstanding Equity Awards table. In addition, for so long as we are an emerging growth company, we will not be required to submit certain executive compensation matters to our stockholders for advisory votes, such as “say-on-pay” and “say-on-frequency” of say-on-pay votes.

We will remain an emerging growth company until the earliest to occur of: (i) December 31, 2023; (ii) the last day of the fiscal year during which our annual gross revenues are $1.07 billion or more; (iii) the date on which we have, during the previous three-year period, issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities; or (iv) the end of any fiscal year in which we become a “large accelerated filer,” which means that we have been public for at least 12 months, have filed at least one annual report and the market value of our voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the last day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter.

Executive Compensation

Summary Compensation Table

The following table presents summary information regarding the total compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to each of our President and Chief Executive Officer, Keith A. Cline; our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Daniel E. Swanstrom II; and our Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Mark M. Chloupek, whom we refer to as our “Named Executive Officers” or “NEOs”, for their service for the fiscal years indicated.


Name and Principal Position	Year		Salary ($)⁽¹⁾		Bonus ($)		Stock Awards ($)⁽²⁾		Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)⁽³⁾		All Other Compensation ($)⁽⁴⁾		Total ($)
Keith A. Cline		2020		795,675		—		3,753,934		198,919		15,048		4,763,576
President and Chief Executive Officer		2019		795,675		—		2,240,547		1,180,841		14,632		4,231,695
Daniel E. Swanstrom II		2020		475,000		—		1,126,183		118,750		11,400		1,731,333
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer		2019		475,000		—		886,928		704,936		11,200		2,078,064
Mark M. Chloupek		2020		412,000		—		1,126,183		103,000		11,400		1,652,583
Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel		2019		412,000		—		786,880		611,439		14,948		1,825,267

(1)

In 2020, to preserve cash amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Mr. Cline agreed to a reduction of his annualized base salary in respect of the period from April 16, 2020 through December 31, 2020 and to receive a restricted stock award having a value on the grant date equal to $140,901, which is the amount of his foregone salary. Pursuant to the rules of the SEC, such amount is included in this column and not the Stock Awards column. Terms of the restricted stock award granted to Mr. Cline in respect of his foregone salary are summarized in the “Narrative to Summary Compensation Table” below.

(2)

Represents the aggregate grant date fair value of stock awards granted, computed in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation (“Topic 718”). The fiscal 2020 stock awards consist of the grants of time-vesting restricted stock awards and performance-vesting restricted stock unit awards (“PSUs”) issued under the CorePoint Lodging Inc. 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Omnibus Incentive Plan”). Terms of the fiscal 2020 stock awards are summarized in the “Narrative to Summary Compensation Table” below. The assumptions made when calculating the amounts are found in Note 11: “Equity-Based Compensation” to our audited consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020. The final value of the PSUs granted in fiscal 2020 will be determined subject to achievement under the total shareholder return and relative total shareholder return measures. As the PSUs are only subject to market conditions and a service period requirement as defined under Topic 718, they have no maximum grant date fair values that differ from the fair values presented in the table.

(3)

Amounts in this column for fiscal 2020 include the amounts earned under the STI Plan (as defined below). As discussed below, in addition to the amounts earned under the STI Plan and set forth in the table above, the Compensation Committee exercised its positive discretion under the STI Plan to pay the following additional amounts to the NEOs in shares of restricted stock granted under the Omnibus Incentive Plan, which additional amounts are not reflected in the table above: Mr. Cline—$318,270; Mr. Swanstrom—$190,000; and Mr. Chloupek—$164,800. See “Narrative to Summary Compensation Table—2020 Annual Cash Incentive Compensation.”

(4)	All other compensation for fiscal 2020 includes 401(k) matching contributions of $11,400 for each of Messrs. Cline, Swanstrom and Chloupek. In addition, for Mr. Cline, perquisites and other personal benefits included an employer-paid executive physical.

Narrative to Summary Compensation Table

Employment Agreements

In April 2018, in connection with his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, we entered into an offer letter, dated April 13, 2018, with Mr. Cline (the “Cline Offer Letter”), effective as of the spin-off. In May 2018, in connection with his appointment as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, we entered into an offer letter, dated May 5, 2018, with Mr. Swanstrom (the “Swanstrom Offer Letter”), effective as of the spin-off. We also assumed Mr. Chloupek’s employment agreement with LQH Parent, dated as of August 20, 2003, as amended August 17, 2005, upon the consummation of the spin-off in connection with his appointment as Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of the Company.

Mr. Cline

In connection with his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, we entered into the Cline Offer Letter with Mr. Cline, effective as of the spin-off. The Cline Offer Letter provides that Mr. Cline is employed with the Company as our President and Chief Executive Officer with the following compensation and benefits: (i) an annual base salary of $795,675, subject to increase (but not decrease); (ii) an annual bonus opportunity with a target amount equal to 100% of his base salary, with the actual bonus amount based upon achievement of Company and individual performance targets established by our Compensation Committee for the fiscal year to which the bonus relates; (iii) eligibility to receive annual grants under our Omnibus Incentive Plan in amounts and in a form determined by the compensation committee, provided that, for the 2018 fiscal year, Mr. Cline’s long-term incentive award would have a target value of $3 million; (iv) a one-time grant of restricted stock with a grant date value equal to $1.875 million, and which vests on the third anniversary of the date of grant; and (v) a one-time grant of restricted stock with a grant date value equal to $1.875 million, and which vests on the fourth anniversary of the date of grant. The 2018 annual long-term incentive award and both of the one-time restricted stock awards were granted to Mr. Cline effective on the day

following the consummation of the spin-off. The Cline Offer Letter also provides that Mr. Cline will participate in the CorePoint Lodging Inc. Executive Severance Plan (the “Executive Severance Plan”), in accordance with its terms.

Mr. Swanstrom

In connection with his employment with the Company, we entered into the Swanstrom Offer Letter. The Swanstrom Offer Letter provides that effective as of the spin-off, Mr. Swanstrom would be appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and provides him with the following compensation and benefits: (i) an annual base salary of $475,000, subject to increase (but not decrease); (ii) an annual bonus opportunity with a target amount equal to 100% of his base salary, with the actual bonus amount based upon achievement of Company and individual performance targets established by our compensation committee and our Chief Executive Officer for the fiscal year to which the bonus relates; (iii) a lump-sum cash signing bonus equal to $300,000, subject to repayment upon certain terminations of employment prior to May 21, 2019; (iv) eligibility to receive annual grants under our Omnibus Incentive Plan in amounts and in a form determined by our compensation committee, provided that, for the 2018 fiscal year, Mr. Swanstrom’s long-term incentive award would have a target value of $900,000; (v) a one-time grant of restricted stock with a grant date value equal to $600,000, and which vests on the third anniversary of the date of grant; and (vi) a one-time grant of restricted stock with a grant date value equal to $600,000, and which vests on the fourth anniversary of the date of grant.

The Swanstrom Offer Letter also provides that Mr. Swanstrom will participate in the Executive Severance Plan, in accordance with its terms. The 2018 annual long-term incentive award and both of the one-time restricted stock awards were granted to Mr. Swanstrom effective on the day following the consummation of the spin-off.

Mr. Chloupek

Mr. Chloupek’s employment agreement, dated as of August 20, 2003, as amended August 17, 2005, provides that he is to serve as Senior Vice President, is eligible to receive a base salary (which was increased to $412,000 as of February 26, 2018), and is eligible to receive a cash incentive compensation award, which amounts shall be determined by the Compensation Committee. The employment agreement provides for an initial three-year employment term that extends automatically for additional one-year periods, unless we or Mr. Chloupek elects not to extend the term.

2020 Equity Awards

In March 2020, the Company granted annual long-term incentive awards (the “2020 LTI Awards”) to the NEOs composed of time-vesting restricted stock and PSUs pursuant to the Company’s Omnibus Incentive Plan. The table below sets forth the total target value of the 2020 LTI Awards as well as the fair market value on the grant date of the time-vesting restricted stock awards and the target value of the PSUs, assuming that the target level of performance is achieved.



Name	Total Target Value		Restricted Stock Value		Target PSU Value

Keith A. Cline	$	3,000,000	$	1,200,000	$	1,800,000

Daniel E. Swanstrom II	$	900,000	$	360,000	$	540,000

Mark M. Chloupek	$	900,000	$	360,000	$	540,000

Time-vesting restricted stock awards. The time-vesting restricted stock awards (“Annual RSAs”) vest in three equal annual installments beginning on December 15, 2020, subject to the NEO’s continued employment with the Company through each vesting date. The vesting terms of the Annual RSAs upon termination or a change in control are summarized below in “Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control.”

PSUs. The PSUs are divided into two equal tranches, one of which (“Tranche I”) vests based the Company’s total shareholder return relative to a peer group (“Relative TSR”) and one of which (“Tranche II”) vests based on the Company’s absolute total shareholder return (“Absolute TSR”), in each case over the specified performance period. The performance period (the “Performance Period”) for each tranche begins on the grant date and ends on the third anniversary of the grant date.

Absolute TSR is calculated as the appreciation in the price per share of the Company’s common stock during the performance period (assuming dividends are reinvested), expressed as a percentage, and Relative TSR is based on the percentile rank of the Company’s Absolute TSR against the Absolute TSRs of the peer companies set forth below, which companies are constituents of the FTSE Nareit Equity Lodging/Resorts Index.



PEER COMPANIES

Apple Hospitality REIT		Park Hotels & Resorts

Ashford Hospitality Trust		Pebblebrook Hotel Trust

Braemar Hotels & Resorts		RLJ Lodging Trust

Chatham Lodging Trust		Ryman Hospitality Properties

Condor Hospitality Trust		Sotherly Hotels Inc.

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.		Summit Hotel Properties Inc.

Hersha Hospitality Trust		Sunstone Hotel Investors

Host Hotels & Resorts		Xenia Hotels & Resorts

InnSuites Hospitality Trust

A constituent listed above will be removed from the Relative TSR comparison group if: (i) during the Performance Period, the company makes a public disclosure of its intent or agreement to enter into a merger or sale with another company; or (ii) it is not listed on a securities exchange for the entire Performance Period; provided, that a company that becomes subject to a proceeding as a debtor under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code during the Performance Period will be included with TSR equal to negative one hundred percent (-100%).

The actual number of PSUs that become vested based on each performance measure is based on an achievement factor which, in each case, ranges from 0% of the target number of PSUs for below threshold performance to 50% of the target number of PSUs for threshold performance, to 100% of the target number of PSUs for target performance, to 175% of the target number of PSUs for maximum performance. For actual performance between the specified threshold, target and maximum levels, the resulting payout percentage will be interpolated on a linear basis. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Absolute TSR is negative, the maximum payout with respect to Relative TSR PSUs is 100% of the target number of Relative TSR PSUs. Following the last day of the Performance Period, the Compensation Committee will calculate the payout with respect to each tranche and the PSUs do not vest until the Compensation Committee certifies in writing the extent to which the applicable performance conditions have been met.

The vesting terms of the PSUs upon termination or a change in control are summarized below in “Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control.”

Restricted stock award granted to Mr. Cline in respect of foregone salary. In April 2020, Mr. Cline agreed to receive a portion of his salary, for the period from April 16, 2020 through December 31, 2020, in the form of restricted stock. Accordingly, in April 2020, the Company granted Mr. Cline a time-vesting restricted stock award with a fair value on the grant date equal to $140,901 pursuant to the Company’s Omnibus Incentive Plan. This award vests in three equal installments on each of April 16, 2021, April 16, 2022 and April 16, 2023.

The vesting terms of Mr. Cline’s restricted stock award upon termination or a change in control are summarized below in “Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control.”

2020 Annual Cash Incentive Compensation

2020 Short Term Incentive Plan. In March 2020, the Company granted cash incentive awards to the NEOs under our Short Term Incentive Plan for Section 16 Officers for the year ended December 31, 2020 (the “STI Plan” and such awards, the “2020 STI Awards”). Our STI Plan compensated and rewarded successful achievement of short-term strategic priorities that were designed to maximize the Company’s performance and drive shareholder value. The payments to the NEOs under the 2020 STI Awards were based on a combination of the financial performance of the Company (50% of the total award opportunity) and strategic objectives (50% of the total award opportunity). For each performance component, payments to the NEOs under the 2020 STI Awards, expressed as a percentage of an NEO’s base salary, could range from 0% for below threshold performance, to 50% for threshold performance, to 100% for target performance, and to a maximum of 200%, subject to an NEO’s continued employment with the Company or a subsidiary of the Company on the payment date.

The financial component of each NEO’s 2020 STI Award opportunity was based on Adjusted EBITDAre. For purposes of the STI Plan, “Adjusted EBITDAre” means EBITDAre as defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts and adjusted for (A) restructuring and separation transaction expenses, including severance; (B) acquisition and disposition transaction expenses; (C) stock-based compensation expense; (D) discontinued operations; and (E) other items not indicative of ongoing operating performance, including, but not limited to, COVID-19 and asset sales. Under the STI Plan, the Compensation Committee retained discretion to make such adjustments to the applicable “Threshold,” “Target,” or “Maximum” Adjusted EBITDAre goals to reflect other adjustments as the Compensation Committee, in good faith, deemed necessary and appropriate, including, without limitation, to reflect unforeseen circumstances (for example, hurricanes, weather events and other uncontrollable occurrences) occurring during 2020.

The strategic objectives component of each NEO’s 2020 STI Award opportunity was based on the number of sales of specified assets (consisting of certain assets the Company has identified as “non-core hotels”) the Company completed during 2020. For purposes of determining the number of asset sales, an asset sale was included in the total number of asset sales solely to the extent that such asset sale transaction was consummated prior to the end of 2020. Under the STI Plan, the Compensation Committee retained discretion to make such adjustments to the applicable “Threshold,” “Target,” or “Maximum” asset sales goals to reflect other adjustments as the Compensation Committee, in good faith, deemed necessary and appropriate, including, without limitation, to reflect unforeseen circumstances (for example, hurricanes, weather events and other uncontrollable occurrences) occurring during 2020, including, but not limited to, COVID-19.

Actual Results

The following table sets forth the “Threshold,” “Target” and “Maximum” performance targets and actual results based on the Company’s fiscal 2020 performance for each of the financial component and the strategic objective component, as well as the payout percentage for each category (dollars are shown in millions):



	Threshold (50% of target payout)		Target		Maximum (200% of target payout)		Actual		Weighted Payout (% of target

Adjusted EBITDAre (weighted 50%)	$	110.7	$	123.0	$	135.3	<$	110.7	0%

Number of Asset Sales (weighted 50%)		35		45		65		35	25%

Total Payout (% of target)									25%

To the extent that actual performance fell between the specified “Threshold,” “Target” and “Maximum” performance levels for each of the financial performance and strategic objective metrics, the resulting payout percentage would have been determined using linear interpolation.

Discretionary COVID-19 Adjustment

In addition to the above 2020 STI Award payout amounts, the Compensation Committee exercised its discretion to award additional amounts under the STI Plan after considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Company performance.

In its deliberations with respect to the payments to our NEOs pursuant to the 2020 STI Awards, the Compensation Committee considered the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which created unprecedented disruption in the lodging sector and significantly inhibited the ability of management to achieve the financial performance and strategic objective metrics. With respect to the strategic asset sale objective, the Compensation Committee noted the slowing of asset sales from the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic through much of the second quarter of 2020, followed by a return to sale levels more typically achieved prior to the pandemic in the third and fourth quarters of 2020. In the Compensation Committee’s view, the slowing of asset sales earlier in the year was attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic and not to management’s performance. The Compensation Committee determined that the pace of asset sales in the third and fourth quarters of 2020 was more reflective of performance for the year, and if asset sales had occurred at that pace for the full year performance would have been slightly above target. The Compensation Committee also considered the NEOs’ execution of the Company’s asset sale strategy under adverse conditions, as well as the number of signed, but not yet closed, sales agreements in place at year-end. In recognition of the foregoing, the Compensation Committee determined to exercise its positive discretion to award the NEOs a payout of 100% of target with respect to the strategic objective component of the STI Plan (representing an additional payout of 50% of target with respect to the strategic objective component).

In addition, while recognizing that the Company’s achievement was below threshold performance with respect to the financial component of the STI Plan, the Compensation Committee also considered the actions taken by the NEOs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to protect the health and safety of our hotels’ guests and employees, preserve the Company’s liquidity, reduce costs at the property level and renew and extend the Company’s financing. Based on these considerations, the Compensation Committee decided to award a payout of 30% with respect to the financial component.

The resulting additional weighted combined discretionary 2020 STI Award payout was 40% of target.

The Compensation Committee determined to pay this additional discretionary portion of the 2020 STI Awards in shares of restricted stock awarded under the Omnibus Incentive Plan, with vesting subject to continued service for one year after the grant date. The Compensation Committee determined to follow this approach consistent with the Company’s efforts to preserve liquidity and to create additional retention incentives. The terms and conditions of the restricted stock awards are set forth below.

Based on the Compensation Committee’s decisions, as described above, each of the NEOs was paid an annual bonus for 2020 under the STI Plan as follows:



Name	2020 Annualized Base Salary			Target Bonus as a Percentage of Base Salary			Target Bonus Potential			Actual Payout
Name	2020 Annualized Base Salary			Target Bonus as a Percentage of Base Salary			Target Bonus Potential			Total Payout as a Percentage of Target			Total Payout			Portion Paid in Cash (25% of Target)			Portion Paid in Restricted Stock (40% of Target)

Keith A. Cline		$	795,675		100	%		$	795,675		65	%		$	517,189		$	198,919		$	318,270

Daniel E. Swanstrom II		$	475,000		100	%		$	475,000		65	%		$	308,750		$	118,750		$	190,000

Mark M. Chloupek		$	412,000		100	%		$	412,000		65	%		$	267,800		$	103,000		$	164,800

The restricted stock awards were granted on March 4, 2021 and will fully vest on March 4, 2022 (subject to the NEO’s continued employment through such date). However, upon a termination by the Company without “cause,” by the NEO for “good reason,” or as a result of the NEOs’ death or “disability” (as such terms are

defined in the award agreement), the restricted stock award will fully accelerate. Because the shares of restricted stock received by the NEOs in payment for the discretionary amount under the STI Plan were granted in 2021, the discretionary payment does not appear in the Summary Compensation Table for 2020 but will appear in the “Stock Awards” column of the Summary Compensation Table for 2021.

Other Benefits and Perquisites

Our executives, including the NEOs, are eligible for specified benefits, such as group health, dental and disability insurance and employer-paid basic life insurance premiums on the same basis as all other employees. In addition, we provide limited perquisites to the NEOs, when determined to be necessary and appropriate, including employer-paid executive physical examinations.

The value of perquisites and other personal benefits provided to the NEOs is reflected in the “All Other Compensation” column of the “Summary Compensation Table” and the accompanying footnote.

Retirement Benefits

We maintain a tax-qualified 401(k) plan in which all of our employees, including the NEOs, are eligible to participate and under which we will match each employee’s contributions dollar-for-dollar up to 3% of such employee’s eligible earnings and $0.50 for every $1.00 for the next 2% of the employee’s eligible earnings. The maximum match available under our 401(k) plan is 4% of the employee’s eligible earnings. All matching contributions by us are always fully vested.

Outstanding Equity Awards at 2020 Fiscal Year-End

The following table sets forth information regarding outstanding equity awards made to the NEOs as of December 31, 2020.



	Stock Awards

Name	Number of shares or units of stock that have not vested (#)⁽¹⁾		Market value of shares or units of stock that have not vested ($)⁽²⁾		Equity incentive plan awards: Number of unearned shares, units or other rights that have not vested (#)⁽³⁾		Equity incentive plan awards: Market or payout value of unearned shares, units or other rights that have not vested ($)⁽²⁾

Keith A. Cline		441,887		3,040,183		944,838		6,500,486

Daniel E. Swanstrom II		124,641		857,530		303,922		2,090,983

Mark M. Chloupek		141,427		973,018		293,187		2,017,126

(1)	Number of shares includes accrued dividend equivalent rights (“DERs”) which will vest upon the same schedule and under the same terms as the restricted stock grants to which they relate. Consists of the following outstanding restricted stock awards, including the following number of DERs:

Name

Award

Grant Date

Number
(including
DERs)

DERs

Vesting

Mr. Cline

Three-Year Cliff-
Vesting RSA

5/31/2018

78,686

11,457

In full on May 31, 2021

Four-Year Cliff-
Vesting RSA

5/31/2018

78,686

11,457

In full on May 31, 2022

2019 Annual RSA

3/26/2019

35,623

—

In full on December 15, 2021

2020 Annual RSA

3/25/2020

209,424

—

Ratably on December 15, 2021 and December 15, 2022

2020 RSA in respect
of foregone salary

4/16/2020

39,468

—

Ratably on April 16, 2021, April 16, 2022 and April 16, 2023

Mr. Swanstrom

Three-Year Cliff-
Vesting RSA

5/31/2018

25,182

3,668

In full on May 31, 2021

Four-Year Cliff-
Vesting RSA

5/31/2018

25,182

3,668

In full on May 31, 2022

2019 Annual RSA

3/26/2019

11,450

—

In full on December 15, 2021

2020 Annual RSA

3/25/2020

62,827

—

Ratably on December 15, 2021 and December 15, 2022

Mr. Chloupek

Three-Year Cliff-
Vesting RSA

5/31/2018

33,575

4,890

In full on May 31, 2021

Four-Year Cliff-
Vesting RSA

5/31/2018

33,575

4,890

In full on May 31, 2022

2019 Annual RSA

3/26/2019

11,450

—

In full on December 15, 2021

2020 Annual RSA

3/25/2020

62,827

—

Ratably on December 15, 2021 and December 15, 2022

(2)	Values determined based on December 31, 2020 closing market price of our common stock of $6.88 per share.

(3)	Consists of the following outstanding PSUs:



Name	Grant Date		Tranche	Number
Mr. Cline		3/26/2019	Tranche I	80,153
		3/26/2019	Tranche II	40,076
		3/25/2020	Tranche I	412,304
		3/25/2020	Tranche II	412,305
Mr. Swanstrom		3/26/2019	Tranche I	37,692
		3/26/2019	Tranche II	18,846
		3/25/2020	Tranche I	123,692
		3/25/2020	Tranche II	123,692
Mr. Chloupek		3/26/2019	Tranche I	30,535
		3/26/2019	Tranche II	15,268
		3/25/2020	Tranche I	123,692
		3/25/2020	Tranche II	123,692

50% of the PSUs granted on March 26, 2019 will vest, if at all, based on the Company’s achievement of the Relative TSR performance measure (“Tranche I 2019 Grant”) and 50% of such PSUs will vest, if at all, based on the Company’s achievement of the Absolute TSR performance measure (“Tranche II 2019 Grant”), in each case over specified performance periods. The performance period for 50% of each tranche begins on March 26, 2019 and ends on March 26, 2021. The performance period for the other 50% of each tranche begins on March 26, 2019 and ends on March 26, 2022. The terms of the PSUs are summarized in “Narrative to Summary Compensation Table—2019 Equity Awards” above. As of December 31, 2020, the

achievement level with respect to Relative TSR was between threshold and target and with respect to Absolute TSR was below threshold. Accordingly, the number of Tranche I 2019 Grant PSUs reported in the table reflect amounts based on target and the number of Tranche II 2019 Grant PSUs reported in the table reflect amounts based on threshold. The actual number of shares that vested with respect to the performance period ended March 26, 2021 was 24,848 for Mr. Cline, 11,685 for Mr. Swanstrom and 9,467 for Mr. Chloupek. The actual number of shares that will vest with respect to the performance period ending March 26, 2022 is not yet determinable.

50% of the PSUs granted on March 25, 2020 will vest, if at all, based on the Company’s achievement of the Relative TSR performance measure (“Tranche I 2020 Grant”) and 50% of such PSUs will vest, if at all, based on the Company’s achievement of the Absolute TSR performance measure (“Tranche II 2020 Grant”), in each case for the performance period beginning on March 25, 2020 and ending on March 25, 2023. The terms of these PSUs are summarized in “Narrative to Summary Compensation Table—2020 Equity Awards” above. As of December 31, 2020, the achievement level with respect to Relative TSR was between target and maximum and with respect to Absolute TSR was maximum. Accordingly, the number of Tranche I 2020 Grant PSUs and Tranche II 2020 Grant PSUs reported in the table reflect amounts based on maximum. The actual number of shares that will vest with respect to the PSUs is not yet determinable.

Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control

Executive Severance Plan

On April 2, 2018 our Board of Directors adopted (which adoption was subsequently ratified by our Board of Directors on April 12, 2018) the Executive Severance Plan. The Executive Severance Plan offers severance and change in control benefits for employees of the Company at the level of Vice President and above, including the NEOs. The Executive Severance Plan provides for payment of severance and other benefits to eligible executives, including the NEOs, in the event of a termination of employment with us without cause or for good reason (each as defined in the Executive Severance Plan) (a “covered termination”), or in the event of a termination of employment as a result of retirement, death, or disability (as such terms are defined in the Executive Severance Plan), in each case, subject to the (i) executive’s execution and non-revocation of a general release of claims in our favor and (ii) continued compliance with the executive’s confidentiality, non-interference and invention assignment obligations to us.

In the event of a covered termination, in addition to certain accrued obligations, the Executive Severance Plan provides for the following payments and benefits to the NEOs:

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a lump-sum pro-rata bonus for the year of termination, based on actual performance;

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a lump-sum payment equal to the sum of the executive’s (x) annual base salary and (y) bonus based on target performance (the “cash severance amount”) times the multiplier applicable to such executive (which is 1.5 for Messrs. Swanstrom and Chloupek and 2.0 for Mr. Cline);

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continued health insurance coverage at substantially the same level as provided immediately prior to such termination, at the same cost as generally provided to similarly situated active Company employees (the “welfare benefit”), for a period of 18 months for Messrs. Swanstrom and Chloupek and 24 months for Mr. Cline; and

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payment of, or reimbursement for, up to $10,000 in outplacement services within the three-year period following such termination (the “outplacement benefit”).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event such covered termination occurs on or within the six-month period prior to, or within the two-year period following, the first to occur of (i) a change in control and (ii) a significant corporate event (each as defined in the Executive Severance Plan), in addition to certain accrued obligations, the Executive Severance Plan provides for the following payments and benefits to the NEOs:

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a lump-sum pro-rata bonus for the year of termination, based on target performance;

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the cash severance amount times the multiplier applicable to such executive (which is 2.0 for Messrs. Swanstrom and Chloupek and 3.0 for Mr. Cline);

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the welfare benefit for a period of 24 months for Messrs. Swanstrom and Chloupek and 36 months for Mr. Cline; and

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the outplacement benefit.

In the event of a termination with us as a result of the executive’s death or disability, in addition to certain accrued obligations, the Executive Severance Plan provides for the following payments and benefits to the NEOs: (i) a lump-sum bonus for the year of termination, based on target performance; and (ii) solely in the case of the executive’s disability, the welfare benefit for a period of 12 months. In the event of a termination with us as a result of the executive’s retirement, in addition to certain accrued obligations, the Executive Severance Plan provides for the payment of a lump-sum pro-rata bonus for the year of termination, based on actual performance, to eligible executives, which include the NEOs.

In addition, the Executive Severance Plan provides that, upon the first to occur of (i) a change in control and (ii) a significant corporate event, any unvested and outstanding award granted to the NEOs under our Omnibus Incentive Plan that is not continued, converted, assumed or replaced in connection with such change in control or significant corporate event will fully vest; provided, that, vesting for performance-based vesting awards (a) with market performance conditions will be based on actual performance and (b) with financial performance conditions will be based on target performance.

The Executive Severance Plan provides that if any payments and/or benefits due to a participant (including any NEO) under the Executive Severance Plan and/or any other arrangements will constitute “excess parachute payments” (as defined in Section 280G (“Section 280G”) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)), we will reduce the amount of payments under the Executive Severance Plan by the minimum amount necessary such that the present value of the participant’s “parachute payments” (as defined in Section 280G) is below 300% of such participant’s “base amount” (as defined in Section 280G), calculated in accordance with the Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 280G; provided, however, in no event will the amount of any severance payments be reduced unless (a) the net after-tax amount of such payments and benefits as so reduced is greater than or equal to (b) the net after-tax amount of such payments and benefits without such reduction.

While Mr. Chloupek’s employment agreement contains severance terms applicable to him (as described below under “—Employment Agreement Provisions—Mr. Chloupek”), he is eligible to receive the above benefits under the Executive Severance Plan only to the extent that any amounts due and payable under the Executive Severance Plan are greater than and in addition to the amount due and payable to Mr. Chloupek under his employment agreement.

Employment Agreement Provisions—Mr. Chloupek

Pursuant to the terms of Mr. Chloupek’s employment agreement, upon a termination by us without “cause” or by Mr. Chloupek for “good reason” (each as defined in such employment agreement), and subject to his signing a general release of claims and his continued compliance with the restrictive covenants described below, he is entitled to severance payments in an amount equal to one and one-half times the sum of his average (A) annual base salary and (B) incentive compensation, in each case over the three immediately preceding fiscal years, payable over the 18-month period after his date of termination of employment (the “Severance Amount”). In the event Mr. Chloupek commences any employment during the 12-month period following the date of his termination of employment, we are entitled to reduce his remaining Severance Amount by 50% of the amount of any cash compensation received by him during such period. In addition, if Mr. Chloupek commences any employment during the six-month period following the first anniversary of his termination of employment, we are entitled to reduce his remaining Severance Amount by 25% of the amount of any cash compensation received by him during such period.

In the event of Mr. Chloupek’s termination of employment without cause, for good reason or due to death or disability, Mr. Chloupek is entitled to receive his prorated bonus in a lump sum payment at the rate of his bonus for the fiscal year of his termination. In the event that such termination of employment occurs within the first six months of the year, his prorated bonus will not exceed 50% of the maximum bonus which he could have been paid in the year immediately preceding the year of his termination of employment. In addition, he (other than in the case of his death), his spouse and his eligible dependents are entitled to receive continued healthcare coverage for one year following such termination.

If, within 12 months after a change in control, Mr. Chloupek’s employment is terminated without cause or for good reason, his employment agreement provides for the payment of the Severance Amount over the 18-month period after the date of termination, however, we do not have the right to set off any amounts received by Mr. Chloupek from a new employer if he commences employment within such 18 month-period. In the event Mr. Chloupek is terminated within 12 months following a change in control, he, his spouse and his eligible dependents are entitled to receive continued healthcare coverage for one year following such termination.

Mr. Chloupek’s employment agreement provides for reimbursement by us on a “grossed up” basis for all taxes incurred in connection with all payments or benefits provided to him upon a change in control that are determined by us to be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code in an amount equal to the lesser of (A) the aggregate amount of all excise tax payments on a “grossed up” basis, or (B) 1.25 times his then-current annual base salary.

Mr. Chloupek’s employment agreement contains restrictive covenants, including an indefinite covenant not to disclose confidential information, and, during Mr. Chloupek’s employment and for the 18-month period following the termination of his employment, covenants related to non-competition and non-solicitation of our employees and customers.

Treatment of Equity Awards

Annual RSAs. Under the terms of the Annual RSAs, upon termination of an executive’s employment by us without cause (as defined in our Omnibus Incentive Plan) or by the executive for good reason (as defined in the applicable award agreement), in each case, prior to a change in control, the number of shares of restricted stock that would have vested on the next scheduled vesting date following such termination will immediately vest. In addition, upon termination of an executive’s employment by us without cause or for good reason, in each case, on or following a change in control or upon termination of an executive’s employment due to the executive’s death or disability (as defined in our Omnibus Incentive Plan) (regardless of whether prior to or on or following a change in control), all unvested shares of restricted stock under the Annual RSA will immediately vest. If the executive’s employment terminates for any reason other than as described above, all unvested shares of restricted stock under the Annual RSA will be forfeited.

Four-Year Cliff-Vesting RSAs and Three-Year Cliff-Vesting RSAs. Under the terms of the Four-Year Cliff-Vesting RSAs and the Three-Year Cliff Vesting RSAs, upon termination of an executive’s employment by us without cause (as defined in our Omnibus Incentive Plan), by the executive for good reason (as defined in the applicable award agreement) or as a result of such executive’s death or disability (as defined in our Omnibus Incentive Plan) or if a change in control occurs, all unvested shares of restricted stock under the Four-Year Cliff-Vesting RSA and the Three-Year Cliff-Vesting RSA will immediately vest. If the executive’s employment terminates for any reason other than as described above, all unvested shares of restricted stock under the Four-Year Cliff-Vesting RSA and the Three-Year Cliff-Vesting RSA will be forfeited.

PSUs. In the event of an NEO’s death or disability (as defined in our Omnibus Incentive Plan), the PSUs will become vested assuming achievement of a 100% payout for the applicable tranche, and settled 60 days following such termination. In the event that prior to a change in control (as defined in our Omnibus Incentive Plan) an NEO undergoes a termination by the Company without cause or by such NEO for good reason, subject to such NEO’s compliance during the applicable performance period with any restrictive covenant by which such

NEO is bound in any agreement with the Company or its subsidiaries, with respect to any PSUs for which the performance period has not been completed, a prorated portion of the PSUs will remain outstanding and eligible to vest based on actual performance on the last day of the applicable performance period, with such proration based on the number of days the NEO was employed during the performance period relative to the total number of days of the performance period.

In the event of a change in control, the PSUs will be converted into time-vesting shares of restricted stock (the “Converted PSUs”) determined based on the greater of (x) target performance and (y) actual performance on the date of the change in control. If (a) a successor entity does not assume, convert, or replace the Converted PSUs in connection with the change in control or (b) a successor entity does assume, convert, or replace the Converted PSUs in connection with the change in control and, on or within the 24 months following the change in control, the NEO undergoes a termination by the Company without cause or by such NEO for good reason, in each case, such NEO shall fully vest in such Converted PSUs.

Cline RSA granted in respect of foregone salary. Under the terms of the RSA granted to Mr. Cline in respect of his salary foregone in 2020, in the event that (a) his employment is terminated by us without cause (as defined in our Omnibus Incentive Plan) or by him for good reason (as defined in our Executive Severance Plan), or as a result of his death or Disability (as defined in our Omnibus Incentive Plan), or (b) a Change in Control (as defined in our Omnibus Incentive Plan) occurs, he will fully vest in his restricted stock.

Director Compensation in Fiscal 2020

The table below sets forth information regarding non-employee director compensation for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.



Name	Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($)⁽¹⁾		Stock Awards ($)⁽²⁾		All Other Compensation ($)⁽³⁾		Total ($)

James R. Abrahamson		18,750		156,261		—		175,011

Glenn Alba		22,500		167,511		25,001		215,012

Jean M. Birch		16,250		148,756		—		165,006

Alan J. Bowers		22,500		167,511		—		190,011

Giovanni Cutaia		—		—		—		—

Alice E. Gould		16,250		148,756		—		165,006

B. Anthony Isaac		18,750		156,261		—		175,011

Brian Kim		—		—		—		—

David Loeb		16,250		148,756		—		165,006

Mitesh B. Shah		22,500		217,512		—		240,012

(1)

Amounts shown in this column for Messrs. Abrahamson, Alba, Isaac, Loeb and Shah and Mses. Birch and Gould represent the director’s retainer for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 that the director elected to receive in shares of our common stock. In accordance with SEC disclosure rules, the grant date fair value of these grants is reported in this column and not in the Stock Awards column.

(2)

Represents the aggregate grant date fair value of restricted stock units and deferred stock units granted during 2020 computed in accordance with Topic 718. The assumptions used in the valuation are discussed in Note 11: “Equity-Based Compensation” to our Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of our 2020 10-K. The aggregate number of restricted stock units outstanding as of December 31, 2020 for our non-employee directors was as follows: 23,924 for each of Messrs. Abrahamson, Mr. Alba, Bowers, Isaac

and Loeb and Mses. Birch and Gould and 35,886 for Mr. Shah. The aggregate number of deferred stock units outstanding as of December 31, 2020 for our non-employee directors was as follows: 12,745 for each of Messrs. Alba, Bowers and Shah, 10,621 for Messrs. Abrahamson and Isaac and 9,204 for Mr. Loeb and Mses. Birch and Gould. The aggregate number of shares of restricted stock (including DERs which will vest upon the same schedule and under the same terms as the restricted stock grants to which they relate) outstanding as of December 31, 2020 for our non-employee directors was as follows: 1,176 shares for each of Mses. Birch and Gould (including, in each case, 197 DERs).

(3)	The amount shown in the “All Other Compensation” column for Mr. Alba represents the amount earned by him in 2020 pursuant to the consulting agreement we entered into with him in September 2018, which was terminated by mutual agreement effective March 31, 2020. See “—Consulting Agreement—Mr. Alba.”

Board and Committee Fees in 2020

On March 25, 2020, our Board approved the following compensation for our independent directors (other than those directors affiliated with Blackstone), effective January 1, 2020:

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An annual retainer of $65,000, payable quarterly, in arrears, based upon continued service through such applicable quarter, paid at the completion of such applicable quarter, with (i) the quarterly retainer payable in respect of the quarter ended March 31, 2020, paid, at the election of each director, (a) solely in cash, (b) solely in immediately vested shares of common stock (“Shares”), or (c) 50% in cash and 50% in Shares (the “Q1 Election”); and (ii) the quarterly retainer payable in respect of each quarter ended June 30, 2020, September 30, 2020, December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021, respectively, paid in the form of immediately vested deferred stock units that will be settled in shares of the Company’s common stock on the earliest to occur of (a) a change in control (as defined in the Omnibus Incentive Plan), (b) the director’s ceasing to serve on the Board for any reason (or, if later, the director’s “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) and (c) the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders held in 2023 (and in no event later than July 1, 2023) (“Director DSUs”);

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An additional annual cash retainer for serving as chairperson of specified committees of the Board, payable quarterly, in arrears, based upon continued service through such applicable quarter, paid at the completion of such applicable quarter, with (i) the quarterly retainer payable in respect of the quarter ended March 31, 2020, paid in the form elected by the chairperson pursuant to the Q1 Election; and (ii) the quarterly retainer payable in respect of each quarter ended June 30, 2020, September 30, 2020, December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021, respectively, paid in the form of Director DSUs:

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For the chairperson of each of the Audit Committee and the Capital Committee, an additional $25,000 annually;

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For the chairperson of each of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, an additional $10,000 annually;

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(a) For each eligible director other than an outside director who serves as chairperson of the Board, an annual equity award having a fair market value on the grant date equal to $100,000 and (b) for an outside director who serves as chairperson of the Board, an annual equity award having a fair market value on the grant date equal to $150,000, in each case payable in restricted stock units that vest on the earlier of the anniversary of the grant date and the annual meeting of stockholders occurring in the year following the year in which the grant date occurs and will be settled in shares of the Company’s common stock on the earliest to occur of (a) a change in control (as defined in the Omnibus Incentive Plan), (b) the director’s ceasing to serve on the Board for any reason (or, if later, the director’s “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) and (c) the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders held in 2023 (and in no event later than July 1, 2023) (“Director RSUs”);

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an additional annual retainer of $25,000 for any outside director who serves as chairperson of the Board, payable quarterly, in arrears, based upon continued service through such applicable quarter, paid at the completion of such applicable quarter, with (i) the quarterly retainer payable in respect of the quarter ended March 31, 2020, paid in the form elected by the such outside director pursuant to the Q1 Election; and (ii) the quarterly retainer payable in respect of each quarter ended June 30, 2020, September 30, 2020, December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021, respectively, paid in the form of Director DSUs; and

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reimbursement for reasonable travel and related expenses associated with attendance at Board or committee meetings.

Accordingly, in April 2020, we granted to each of Messrs. Abrahamson and Isaac 5,972 immediately vested shares of our common stock, each of Messrs. Alba and Shah 7,166 immediately vested shares of our common stock and Mses. Birch and Gould and Mr. Loeb 5,176 immediately vested shares of our common stock in respect of their annual retainers earned for their service in the quarter ended March 31, 2020. In May 2020, we granted to each of Messrs. Abrahamson, Alba, Bowers, Isaac and Loeb and Mses. Birch and Gould 23,924 Director RSUs and to Mr. Shah 35,886 Director RSUs, in each case in respect of their annual equity awards. In June 2020, we granted to each of Messrs. Abrahamson and Isaac 4,454 Director DSUs, each of Messrs. Alba, Bowers and Shah 5,345 Director DSUs, and each of Mses. Birch and Gould and Mr. Loeb 3,860 Director DSUs, in each case in respect of their annual retainers earned for their service in the quarter ended June 30, 2020. In September 2020, we granted to each of Messrs. Abrahamson and Isaac 3,441 Director DSUs, each of Messrs. Alba, Bowers and Shah 4,129 Director DSUs, and each of Mses. Birch and Gould and Mr. Loeb 2,982 Director DSUs, in each case in respect of their annual retainers earned for their service in the quarter ended September 30, 2020. In December 2020, we granted to each of Messrs. Abrahamson and Isaac 2,276 Director DSUs, each of Messrs. Alba, Bowers and Shah 3,271 Director DSUs, and each of Mses. Birch and Gould and Mr. Loeb 2,362 Director DSUs, in each case in respect of their annual retainers earned for their service in the quarter ended December 31, 2020.

Consulting Agreement—Mr. Alba

On September 11, 2018, we entered into a consulting agreement (the “Consulting Agreement”) with Mr. Alba. Pursuant to the terms of the Consulting Agreement, Mr. Alba provided assistance with developing, reviewing and refining the Company’s real estate and capital deployment policies, strategies and programs, together with providing advice and assistance on such other matters relating to the Company’s business was mutually agreed from time to time and received an annual cash consulting fee of $100,000, payable in equal monthly installments. The Consulting Agreement provided for an initial one-year consulting term that extended automatically for additional one-year periods, unless the Company or Mr. Alba elected not to extend the term. The Consulting Agreement contained an indefinite covenant not to disclose confidential information. The Consulting Agreement was mutually terminated effective March 31, 2020.

Directors Deferral Plan

In February 2021, our Board of Directors adopted a deferral plan for our directors (the “Directors Deferral Plan”) pursuant to which our directors may elect to defer all of their quarterly cash retainer and/or annual RSU award (provided that for 2021, the amount of the cash retainer that may be deferred is limited to the amount received in respect of the period from and after April 1, 2021) until either (a) the first business day of a year no earlier than two years from the year for which the election is made, (b) as soon as practicable following termination of service on the Board of Directors, or (c), the earlier of (a) or (b). Under the Directors Deferral Plan, directors’ cash retainers are deferred into a number of DSUs issued pursuant to the Omnibus Incentive Plan with a fair market value equal to the amount of the cash retainer payable on the applicable payment date. Such DSUs are entitled to dividend equivalent rights.

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION

The members of our Compensation Committee during 2020 included James R. Abrahamson, Alan J. Bowers, Giovanni Cutaia, Alice E. Gould and Mitesh B. Shah. None of the members of our Compensation Committee during 2020 has at any time been one of our executive officers or employees. None of our executive officers currently serves, or has served during the last completed fiscal year, on the compensation committee or board of directors of any other entity that has one or more executive officers serving as a member of our Board of Directors or Compensation Committee.

OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of shares of our common stock as of April 1, 2021 by (1) each person known to us to beneficially own more than 5% of our outstanding common stock, (2) each of our directors and Named Executive Officers and (3) all of our directors and executive officers as a group. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC.


Name	Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership		Percent of Common Stock Outstanding
Principal Stockholders
Blackstone⁽¹⁾		17,586,538		30.0	%
The Vanguard Group⁽²⁾		4,353,485		7.4	%
Donald Smith & Co., Inc.⁽³⁾		4,819,267		8.2	%
Blackrock, Inc.⁽⁴⁾		4,501,058		7.7	%
Directors and Named Executive Officers
Keith A. Cline⁽⁵⁾		1,075,105		1.8	%
Mark M. Chloupek⁽⁵⁾		351,179		*
Daniel E. Swanstrom II⁽⁵⁾		257,689		*
James R. Abrahamson⁽⁶⁾		27,421		*
Glenn Alba		20,699		*
Jean M. Birch⁽⁵⁾⁽⁷⁾		16,750		*
Alan J. Bowers		26,577		*
Giovanni Cutaia⁽⁸⁾		—		—
Alice E. Gould⁽⁵⁾		16,750		*
B. Anthony Isaac		17,611		*
Brian Kim⁽⁸⁾		—		—
David Loeb		24,815		*
Mitesh B. Shah		43,197		*
Directors and executive officers as a group (14 persons)⁽⁵⁾		1,962,411		3.4	%

*	Less than 1%

(1)

Reflects shares of our common stock directly held by BRE/LQJV-NQ L.L.C., BRE/Prime Mezz 2 L.L.C., Blackstone Real Estate Partners IV L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Partners IV.F L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Partners IV.TE.2 L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Partners (DC) IV.TE.1 L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Partners (DC) IV.TE.2 L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Partners (DC) IV.TE.3-A L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Holdings IV L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Partners V L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Partners V.F L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Partners V.TE.1 L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Partners V.TE.2 L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Partners (AIV) V L.P., and Blackstone Real Estate Holdings V L.P. (together, the “Blackstone Funds”). Each of the Blackstone Funds may act as a selling stockholder. The managing members of BRE/ LQJV-NQ L.L.C. are Blackstone Real Estate Partners IV L.P. and Blackstone Real Estate Partners V L.P. The managing member of BRE/Prime Mezz 2 L.L.C. is BRE/Prime Mezz 3-A L.L.C. The managing member of BRE/Prime Mezz 3-A L.L.C. is BRE/Prime Holdings L.L.C. The managing member of BRE/ Prime Holdings L.L.C. is WIH Hotels L.L.C. The managing member of WIH Hotels L.L.C. is Blackstone Real Estate Partners IV L.P.

The general partner of each of Blackstone Real Estate Partners IV L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Partners IV.F L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Partners IV.TE.2 L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Partners (DC) IV.TE.1 L.P.,

Blackstone Real Estate Partners (DC) IV.TE.2 L.P. and Blackstone Real Estate Partners (DC) IV.TE.3-A L.P. is Blackstone Real Estate Associates IV L.P. The general partner of Blackstone Real Estate Associates IV L.P. is BREA IV L.L.C. The general partner of each of Blackstone Real Estate Partners V L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Partners V.F L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Partners V.TE.1 L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Partners V.TE.2 L.P., and Blackstone Real Estate Partners (AIV) V L.P. is Blackstone Real Estate Associates V L.P. The general partner of Blackstone Real Estate Associates V L.P. is BREA V L.L.C.

The general partner of Blackstone Real Estate Holdings V L.P. is BREP V Side-by-Side GP L.L.C. The general partner of Blackstone Real Estate Holdings IV L.P. is BREP IV Side-by-Side GP L.L.C.

The sole member of each of BREP IV Side-by-Side GP L.L.C. and BREP V Side-by-Side GP L.L.C. and managing member of each of BREA IV L.L.C. and BREA V L.L.C. is Blackstone Holdings II L.P. The general partner of Blackstone Holdings II L.P. is Blackstone Holdings I/II GP L.L.C. (f/k/a Blackstone Holdings I/II GP Inc.). The sole member of Blackstone Holdings I/II GP L.L.C. is The Blackstone Group Inc. (f/k/a The Blackstone Group L.P.). The sole holder of the Class C common stock of The Blackstone Group Inc. is Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. is wholly-owned by Blackstone’s senior managing directors and controlled by its founder, Stephen A. Schwarzman. Each of the Blackstone entities described in this footnote and Mr. Schwarzman may be deemed to beneficially own the shares directly or indirectly controlled by it or him, but each (other than the Blackstone Funds to the extent of their direct holdings) disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.

The address of each of Mr. Schwarzman and each of the other entities listed in this footnote is c/o The Blackstone Group Inc., 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154.

(2)

Beneficial ownership information is based on information contained in the Amendment No. 3 Schedule 13G filed on February 10, 2021 on behalf of The Vanguard Group and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Vanguard Asset Management, Limited, Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company, Vanguard Global Advisors LLC, Vanguard Group (Ireland) Limited, Vanguard Investments Australia, Ltd, Vanguard Investments Canada Inc., Vanguard Investments Hong Kong Limited and Vanguard Investments UK, Limited. According to the schedule, included in the shares of our common stock listed above as beneficially owned by The Vanguard Group are 26,726 shares over which The Vanguard Group has shared voting power, 4,314,930 shares over which The Vanguard Group has sole dispositive power and 38,555 shares over which The Vanguard Group has shared dispositive power.

The address of the principal business office of The Vanguard Group is 100 Vanguard Blvd., Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355.

(3)

Beneficial ownership information is based on information contained in the Schedule 13G filed on February 11, 2021 on behalf of Donald Smith & Co., Inc. and DSCO Value Fund, L.P. According to the schedule, included in the shares of our common stock listed above as beneficially owned by Donald Smith & Co., Inc. are 4,767,400 shares over which Donald Smith & Co., Inc. has sole voting power, 4,789,000 shares over which Donald Smith & Co., Inc. has sole dispositive power, and 30,267 shares over which DSCO Value Fund, L.P. has sole voting power and sole dispositive power. According to the schedule, included in the shares of our common stock listed above as beneficially owned by Donald Smith & Co., Inc. and DSCO Value Fund, L.P. are shares of our common stock over which the ultimate power to direct the receipt of dividends paid with respect to, and the proceeds from the sale of, is vested in the institutional clients for which Donald Smith & Co., Inc. serves as investment advisor.

The address of the principal business office of Donald Smith & Co., Inc. is 152 West 57th Street, New York, New York 10019.

(4)

Beneficial ownership information is based on information contained in the Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13G filed on January 29, 2021 on behalf of BlackRock, Inc., BlackRock Advisors, LLC, BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited, BlackRock Fund Advisors, BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association, BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd., and BlackRock Investment Management, LLC. According to the schedule, included in the shares of our common stock listed above as beneficially owned by BlackRock, Inc. are 4,405,626 shares over which BlackRock, Inc. has sole voting power and 4,501,058 shares over which BlackRock, Inc. has sole dispositive power. According

to the schedule, various persons have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of such securities. According to the schedule, no one person’s interest in the common stock of the Company is more than 5% of the total outstanding common stock.

The address of the principal business office of BlackRock, Inc. is 55 East 52nd Street, New York, New York 10055.

(5)	Includes shares of unvested restricted stock as follows: Mr. Cline—618,151 shares; Mr. Chloupek—202,377 shares; Mr. Swanstrom—195,484 shares; Ms. Birch—1,373 shares; Ms. Gould—1,373 shares; directors and executive officers as a group—1,088,373 shares.

(6)	Includes 27,421 shares held in a trust for the benefit of Mr. Abrahamson’s family, of which he is a trustee. Mr. Abrahamson disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by such trust, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

(7)	Includes 15,377 shares held in trusts for the benefit of Ms. Birch’s family, of which she is a trustee. Ms. Birch disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by such trusts, except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein.

(8)	Messrs. Cutaia and Kim are each employees of Blackstone, but each disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares beneficially owned by Blackstone.

TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PERSONS

Our Board of Directors has adopted a written statement of policy regarding transactions with related persons, which we refer to as our “related person policy.” Our related person policy requires that information about any “related person transaction” (defined as any transaction that is anticipated would be reportable by us under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K in which we were or are to be a participant and the amount involved exceeds $120,000 and in which any “related person” (as defined in Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K) had or will have a direct or indirect material interest) proposed to be entered into by the Company must be reported to the Company’s General Counsel. The General Counsel will then promptly communicate that information to our Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee of our Board of Directors. Each related person transaction shall either be approved in advance, or ratified after consummation of the transaction, by our Board of Directors or a committee of our Board of Directors composed solely of independent directors who are disinterested. Our Board of Directors has designated the Audit Committee to serve as such committee. It is our policy that directors interested in a related person transaction will recuse themselves from any vote on a related person transaction in which they have an interest.

Our policy also contains a standing approval for transactions with and payments to or from LQH Parent pursuant to agreements that are in effect at the time of the spin-off and certain transactions with or related to Blackstone, including, without limitation: (1) transactions in which Blackstone may have a direct or indirect material interest entered into or in effect at the effective time of the spin-off; and (2) the purchase or sale of products or services involving a Blackstone portfolio company, provided that (a) the appropriate officers of the Company reasonably believe the transaction to be on market terms and the subject products or services are of a type generally made available to other customers of the subject Blackstone portfolio company or (b) the aggregate value involved in such purchase or sale is expected to be less than $10 million over five years.

Stockholders Agreement

On May 30, 2018, we entered into a stockholders agreement (the “Stockholders Agreement”) with Blackstone. Blackstone beneficially owns approximately 30% of our common stock. Our Board of Directors has granted an exception to Blackstone from the 9.8% ownership limit under our charter.

Under the Stockholders Agreement, we are required to nominate a number of individuals designated by Blackstone for election as our directors at any meeting of our stockholders, each a “Blackstone Director,” such that, upon the election of each such individual, and each other individual nominated by or at the direction of our Board of Directors or a duly-authorized committee of the board, as a director of our Company, the number of Blackstone Directors serving as directors of the Company will be equal to: (1) if Blackstone continues to beneficially own at least 30% of our common stock, the lowest whole number that is greater than 30% of the total number of directors comprising our Board of Directors; (2) if Blackstone continues to beneficially own at least 20% (but less than 30%) of our common stock, the lowest whole number that is greater than 20% of the total number of directors comprising our Board of Directors; and (3) if Blackstone continues to beneficially own at least 5% (but less than 20%) of our common stock, the lowest whole number that is greater than 10% of the total number of directors comprising our Board of Directors. For so long as the Stockholders Agreement remains in effect, Blackstone Directors may be removed only with the consent of Blackstone. In the case of a vacancy on our Board created by the death, disability, retirement or resignation of a Blackstone Director, the Stockholders Agreement require us to nominate an individual designated by Blackstone for election to fill the vacancy.

The Stockholders Agreement will remain in effect until Blackstone is no longer entitled to nominate a Blackstone Director pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement, unless Blackstone requests that it terminate at an earlier date.

Registration Rights Agreement

On May 30, 2018, we entered into a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with Blackstone. Under the Registration Rights Agreement, Blackstone has an unlimited number of “demand” registrations and customary “piggyback” registration rights. The Registration Rights Agreement also provides that we will pay certain expenses relating to such registrations and indemnify the registration rights holders against certain liabilities which may arise under the Securities Act.

CMBS Facility

On May 30, 2018, we entered into a Loan Agreement (as amended or supplemented, the “CMBS Loan Agreement”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (“JPMorgan Chase Bank”), as lender, pursuant to which certain of our wholly-owned subsidiaries borrowed an aggregate principal amount of $1.035 billion under a secured mortgage loan secured primarily by mortgages for 307 owned and ground leased hotels, an excess cash flow pledge for seven owned and ground leased hotels and other collateral customary for mortgage loans of this type (the “CMBS Facility”). Prior to securitization of the CMBS Facility, approximately $518 million of the aggregate principal amount of our debt under the CMBS Facility was held by Blackstone. During the third quarter of 2018, Blackstone contributed the $518 million loan to a single asset securitization vehicle and invested in a $99 million subordinate risk retention interest issued by such securitization vehicle. Total interest payments made to Blackstone in regard to the subordinate risk retention interest for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2020 were approximately $6 million and approximately $4 million, respectively.

Indemnification Agreements

Our directors and executive officers are parties to indemnification agreements. These agreements require us to indemnify these individuals to the fullest extent permitted by Maryland law against liabilities that may arise by reason of their service to us, and to advance expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors or executive officers, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy and is therefore unenforceable.

There is currently no pending material litigation or proceeding involving any of our directors, officers or employees for which indemnification is sought.

Parent of Smaller Reporting Company

We do not have a parent company, though Blackstone beneficially owns approximately 30% of our outstanding common stock. Pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement, we are required to nominate a number of individuals designated by Blackstone for election as our directors at any meeting of our stockholders as described under “—Stockholders Agreement” above. Currently, two members of our Board are Blackstone designees.

STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR THE 2022 ANNUAL MEETING

If any stockholder wishes to propose a matter for consideration at our 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2022 Annual Meeting”), the proposal should be mailed by certified mail return receipt requested, to our Secretary, CorePoint Lodging Inc., at 125 East John Carpenter Freeway, Suite 1650, Irving, Texas 75062. To be eligible under the SEC’s stockholder proposal rule (Rule 14a-8(e) of the Exchange Act) for inclusion in our proxy statement for the 2022 Annual Meeting, a proposal must be received by our Secretary on or before December 15, 2021. Failure to deliver a proposal in accordance with this procedure may result in it not being deemed timely received.

In addition, our Bylaws permit stockholders to nominate candidates for director and present other business for consideration at our annual meeting of stockholders. To make a director nomination or present other business for consideration at the 2022 Annual Meeting, you must submit a timely notice in accordance with the procedures described in our Bylaws. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of our Company not less than 120 days nor more than 150 days prior to the first anniversary of the date the preceding year’s proxy statement is released to stockholders. Therefore, to be presented at our 2022 Annual Meeting, such a proposal must be received on or after November 15, 2021, but not later than December 15, 2021. In the event that the date of the 2022 Annual Meeting is advanced or delayed by more than 30 days from the anniversary date of this year’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than the 150th day prior to the 2022 Annual Meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 120th day prior to the 2022 Annual Meeting or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement of the date of the 2022 Annual Meeting is first made. Any such proposal will be considered timely only if it is otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in our Bylaws.

HOUSEHOLDING OF PROXY MATERIALS

SEC rules permit companies and intermediaries such as brokers to satisfy delivery requirements for proxy statements and notices with respect to two or more stockholders sharing the same address by delivering a single proxy statement or a single notice addressed to those stockholders. This process, which is commonly referred to as “householding,” provides cost savings for companies by reducing printing and mailing costs and helps the environment by conserving natural resources. Some brokers household proxy materials, delivering a single proxy statement or notice to multiple stockholders sharing an address unless contrary instructions have been received from the affected stockholders. Once you have received notice from your broker that they will be householding materials to your address, householding will generally continue until you are notified otherwise or until you revoke your consent. If, at any time, you no longer wish to participate in householding and would prefer to receive a separate proxy statement or notice, or if your household is receiving multiple copies of these documents and you wish to request that future deliveries be limited to a single copy, please notify your broker. You can also request prompt delivery of a copy of the proxy statement and annual report by contacting us in writing at CorePoint Lodging Inc., 125 East John Carpenter Freeway, Suite 1650, Irving, Texas 75062 or by phone at (972) 893-3199.

OTHER BUSINESS

The Board does not know of any other matters to be brought before the meeting. If other matters are presented, the proxy holders have discretionary authority to vote all proxies in accordance with their best judgment.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

Mark M. Chloupek

Secretary

We make available, free of charge on our website, all of our filings that are made electronically with the SEC, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K. To access these filings, go to our website (www.corepoint.com) and click on “SEC Filings” under the “Investors” heading. Copies of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, including financial statements and schedules thereto, filed with the SEC, are also available without charge to stockholders upon written request addressed to:

Secretary

CorePoint Lodging Inc.

125 East John Carpenter Freeway, Suite 1650

Irving, Texas 75062

COREPOINT LODGING INC.

125 EAST JOHN CARPENTER FWY., SUITE 1650

IRVING, TX 75062

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The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR all of the Director Nominees in Proposal 1, and FOR Proposal 2.

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Election of Directors

Nominees:

01) James R. Abrahamson

07) Alice E. Gould

02) Glenn Alba

08) B. Anthony Isaac

03) Jean M. Birch

09) Brian Kim

04) Alan J. Bowers

10) David Loeb

05) Keith A. Cline

11) Mitesh B. Shah

06) Giovanni Cutaia

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COREPOINT LODGING INC.

Proxy Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Directors for the

Annual Meeting of Stockholders

May 20, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. Central Time

The undersigned hereby appoints Keith A. Cline, Daniel E. Swanstrom II and Mark M. Chloupek, and each of them, with power to act without the other and with full power of substitution, as proxies and attorneys-in-fact, and hereby authorizes each of them to represent and vote, as provided on the other side, all the shares of CorePoint Lodging Inc. common stock held of record by the undersigned on April 1, 2021, and further authorizes such proxies to vote, in their discretion, upon such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting of Stockholders or at any adjournment or postponement thereof with all powers which the undersigned would possess if present at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

THIS PROXY CARD, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED AND DELIVERED, WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE BUT THE CARD IS SIGNED, THIS PROXY CARD WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF ALL NOMINEES UNDER PROPOSAL 1 AND FOR PROPOSAL 2, AND IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXIES WITH RESPECT TO SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING OR AT ANY ADJOURNMENT OR POSTPONEMENT THEREOF.

(Continued and to be marked, dated and signed, on the other side)

SEC Form DEF 14A filed by CorePoint Lodging Inc.