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): March 27, 2018

PLAYA HOTELS & RESORTS N.V.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

The Netherlands	1-38012	98-1346104
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Prins Bernhardplein 200 1097 JB Amsterdam, the Netherlands	Not Applicable
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: Tel: +31 20 808108

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☒

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On March 27, 2018, Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. (“Playa” or the “Company”) issued a press release regarding the Company’s 2018 annual general meeting of shareholders. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The press release shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, including for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Item 7.01, as well as Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release announcing the Company’s annual general meeting of shareholders.

SIGNATURE

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

	Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V.
Date: March 27, 2018	By:	/s/ Ryan Hymel
		Ryan Hymel
		Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

PLAYA HOTELS & RESORTS ANNOUNCES DATE OF ITS 2018 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

Fairfax, Virginia – (March 27, 2018) – Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. (NASDAQ: PLYA, “Playa”), announced today that its 2018 annual general meeting of shareholders will be held on Thursday, May 10, 2018, at the offices of NautaDutilh N.V., Beethovenenstraat 400, 1082 PR Amsterdam, the Netherlands, at 2:30 p.m. Central European Summer Time. Shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 12, 2018 will be entitled to notice of the annual meeting and to vote upon matters considered at the meeting.

Further details regarding the annual meeting will be included in Playa’s definitive proxy statement which will be mailed to shareholders of record in advance of the annual meeting.

Playa Hotels & Resorts

Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. (“Playa”) is a leading owner, operator and developer of all-inclusive resorts in prime beachfront locations in popular vacation destinations in Mexico and the Caribbean. Playa owns and manages a total portfolio consisting of 15 resorts (6,314 rooms) located in Mexico, Jamaica, and the Dominican Republic. Playa owns and manages Hyatt Zilara Cancun, Hyatt Ziva Cancun, Panama Jack Resorts Cancun, Panama Jack Resorts Playa del Carmen, THE Royal Playa del Carmen, Hyatt Ziva Puerto Vallarta and Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos in Mexico; Hyatt Zilara Rose Hall and Hyatt Ziva Rose Hall in Jamaica. Playa also operates the Sanctuary Cap Cana, in the Dominican Republic, and owns five resorts in Mexico and the Dominican Republic that are managed by a third party.

To learn more about Playa Hotels & Resorts, visit www.PlayaResorts.com.

Contacts:

Investor Relations:

Ryan Hymel

IR@PlayaResorts.com

Media Contact:

Laura Lopez

llopez@njfpr.com

212.228.1500

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