Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): August 5, 2015

Diamond Resorts International, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




Delaware	001-35967	46-1750895
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

10600 West Charleston Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada		89135
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 702-684-8000

Not Applicable

Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On August 5, 2015, Diamond Resorts Centralized Services Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Diamond Resorts International, Inc. (the “Company”), and Praesumo Partners, LLC (“Praesumo Partners”) entered into a Fourth Extension Agreement, which extends the term of that certain Terms of Engagement Agreement for Individual Independent Contractor, dated as of June 2009, for an additional one-year term expiring on August 31, 2016. Lowell D. Kraff, the Vice Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors, is a beneficial owner and a controlling party of Praesumo Partners. A copy of the Fourth Extension Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

d) Exhibits



Exhibit No.		Description

10.1		Fourth Extension Agreement, dated August 5, 2015, among Diamond Resorts Centralized Services Company and Praesumo Partners, LLC.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



	Diamond Resorts International, Inc.

August 11, 2015	By:	/s/ Jared T. Finkelstein
	Name:	Jared T. Finkelstein
	Title:	Senior Vice President-General Counsel and Secretary

EXHIBIT 10.1

FOURTH EXTENSION AGREEMENT

This Fourth Extension Agreement (“Extension Agreement”) is entered into on August 5, 2015 by and between Diamond Resorts Centralized Services Company (the "Company") and Praesumo Partners, LLC ("Independent Contractor").

The parties had executed and delivered a Terms of Engagement Agreement for Individual Independent Contractor dated as of June 1, 2009, an Extension Agreement thereto, effective as of June 1, 2010, an Amendment to Extension Agreement dated January 1, 2011, a Second Extension Agreement dated September 12, 2012, which was automatically renewed for a term through August 31, 2014, and a Third Extension Agreement dated August 20, 2014 (collectively, the “Prior Agreement”). The parties now wish to formalize their agreement that the Prior Agreement be extended for an additional one-year period (the “Term”). Any additional extensions of the Term shall require agreement of the parties. Capitalized terms not defined in this Fourth Extension Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Prior Agreement.

Therefore, the undersigned hereby agree that:


a)	The Prior Agreement is hereby extended for an additional one-year term, which shall commence as of September 1, 2015, and shall expire on August 31, 2016.