DRII Diamond Resorts International, Inc.

This Amendment No. 9 (this “ Amendment ”) amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (together with any amendments and supplements thereto, “ Schedule TO ”) filed by Dakota Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Offeror ”), Dakota Parent, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Parent ”), and Apollo Management VIII, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ Management VIII ”) on July 14, 2016. The Offeror is a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. Parent is controlled by equity funds managed by Management VIII. This Schedule TO relates to the offer by the Offeror to purchase all of the issued and outstanding Shares at a purchase price of $30.25 per Share, net to the holders thereof, payable in cash (the “ Offer Price ”), without interest, less any applicable tax withholding, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated July 14, 2016 (the “ Offer to Purchase ”), and in the related Letter of Transmittal (the “ Letter of Transmittal ” which, together with the Offer to Purchase, as each may be amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the Merger Agreement described below, collectively constitute the “ Offer ”), copies of which are annexed to and filed with this Schedule TO as Exhibits (a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B), respectively. All the information set forth in the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference in response to Items 1 through 9 and Item 11 in this Schedule TO and is supplemented by the information specifically provided in this Schedule TO. The Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 29, 2016, by and among Diamond Resorts, Parent and the Offeror (the “ Merger Agreement ”), a copy of which is attached as Exhibit (d)(1) hereto, is incorporated herein by reference with respect to Items 4 through 11 of this Schedule TO. Unless otherwise indicated, references to sections in this Schedule TO are references to sections of the Offer to Purchase.

This Amendment is being filed to amend and supplement Items to the extent specifically provided herein.

Items 1 through 7, 9, and 11.

Items 1 through 7, 9 and 11 of the Schedule TO are hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following text thereto:

“At 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on September 1, 2016, the Offer expired and was not extended.  The Offeror was advised by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the depositary for the Offer, that, as of the expiration time of the Offer, a total of 56,675,355 Shares were validly tendered into and not withdrawn from the Offer, representing approximately 81.26% of the currently outstanding Shares.  In addition, Notices of Guaranteed Delivery have been delivered with respect to 4,523,247 Shares, representing approximately 6.49% of the currently outstanding Shares.

The number of Shares tendered into the Offer satisfies the Minimum Condition.  All conditions to the Offer having been satisfied, the Offeror accepted for payment, and on September 2, 2016 paid for, all Shares validly tendered into and not validly withdrawn from the Offer.

On September 2, 2016, concurrently with payment for the tendered Shares, in accordance with the Merger Agreement and Section 251(h) of the DGCL, the Offeror was merged with and into Diamond Resorts.  In connection with the Merger, at the Effective Time, each Share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any Excluded Shares) was converted automatically into and thereafter represents only the right to receive the Merger Consideration, which is a cash amount per Share equal to the Offer Price (without interest and less any applicable withholding tax).  As a result of the Merger, Diamond Resorts became a privately-held company.

The press release announcing the expiration of the Offer, the acceptance of Shares for payment and the consummation of the Merger is attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(1)(L).”

Item 12.  Exhibits .

Item 12 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following exhibits: