FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Lanznar Howard S 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Diamond Resorts International, Inc. [ DRII ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      __ X __ Other (specify below)
EVP & CAO / Member of 10% Group
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

10600 WEST CHARLESTON BOULEVARD 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

9/2/2016
(Street)

LAS VEGAS, NV 89135
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock   8/1/2016     G   V 50000   D $0.00   67231   D    
Common Stock   9/2/2016     U    67231   D $30.25   0   D    

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)   $14.00   9/2/2016     D         200000      (1) 7/18/2023   Common Stock   200000   $16.25   0   D    
Stock Option (right to buy)   $14.00   9/2/2016     D         543630      (1) 7/18/2023   Common Stock   543630   $16.25   0   D    
Stock Option (right to buy)   $18.60   9/2/2016     D         500000      (1) 2/27/2024   Common Stock   500000   $11.65   0   D    
Stock Option (right to buy)   $32.69   9/2/2016     D         100000      (1) 5/19/2025   Common Stock   100000   $0.00   0   D    

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  This option was canceled as of the effective time of the merger contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 29, 2016, by and among Dakota Parent, Inc., Dakota Merger Sub, Inc., and Diamond Resorts International, Inc. (the "Company") (the "Effective Time"), and converted into the right to receive a lump-sum cash payment promptly after the Effective Time equal to the product of (i) the number of shares underlying such option and (ii) the excess, if any, of the $30.25 merger consideration payable in the merger for each share of the Company's common stock over the exercise price per share of such option, without interest and less any applicable withholding tax.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Lanznar Howard S
10600 WEST CHARLESTON BOULEVARD
LAS VEGAS, NV 89135

EVP & CAO Member of 10% Group

Signatures
/s/ Jared T. Finkelstein, attorney-in-fact for Howard S. Lanznar 9/2/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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