SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 227 WEST MONROE SUITE 4900 (Street) CHICAGO IL 60606 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 07/18/2013	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Diamond Resorts International, Inc. [ DRII ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	11,338,566(1)	I	See footnotes(2)(3)(4)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Call Option (obligation to sell)(5)	(5)	07/21/2016	Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	4,510,774(1)(5)	$12.63	I	See footnotes(2)(3)(4)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 227 WEST MONROE SUITE 4900 (Street) CHICAGO IL 60606 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Guggenheim Partners, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 135 EAST 57TH STREET (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Guggenheim Partners Investment Management Holdings, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 227 W MONROE ST STE 4800 (Street) CHICAGO IL 60606 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 100 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, &NBSP5TH FLOOR (Street) SANTA MONICA CA 90401 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. This amount represents shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, ("Common Stock") of Diamond Resorts International, Inc. (the "Issuer") being issued immediately prior to the closing of the initial public offering of the Common Stock in exchange for units of Diamond Resorts Parent, LLC.

2. These shares of Common Stock are held directly by DRP Holdco, LLC. These shares of Common Stock may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the following, each of whom is a Reporting Person: Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC ("GPIM"), which, via its relationship with the managing members of DRP Holdco, LLC, whose unanimous consent is required for decisions regarding assets held by DRP Holdco, LLC and who have granted full investment discretion and voting authority to GPIM over their units in DRP Holdco, LLC, exercises complete voting and dispositive power over the shares of Common Stock held by DRP Holdco, LLC; Guggenheim Partners Investment Management Holdings, LLC ("GPIMH"), as sole owner of GPIM; Guggenheim Partners, LLC, as sole owner of GPIMH; and Guggenheim Capital, LLC, as the majority owner of Guggenheim Partners, LLC.

3. DRP Holdco, LLC has entered into a Stockholders Agreement, dated July 17, 2013, with other individuals and entities becoming stockholders of the Issuer. Pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement, each of the parties thereto has agreed to cause the shares of Common Stock held by such party to be voted, at any meeting of stockholders called for such purpose, for the individuals nominated by the Issuer's board of directors for election to the Issuer's board of directors. As a result of the Stockholders Agreement, the parties thereto constitute a "group" (as such term is defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended ("Exchange Act"), and Rule 13d-5 promulgated thereunder).

4. Each of the reporting persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock held by members of such group, except to the extent of such reporting person's pecuniary interest therein, and this statement shall not be construed as an admission that such reporting person is the beneficial owner of any such shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or for any other purpose.

5. This represents Common Stock which 1818 Partners, LLC may acquire from DRP Holdco, LLC pursuant to a fully exercisable call option, dated as of July 21, 2011.

Remarks:

	Guggenheim Capital, LLC, By: Robert Saperstein, Managing Director, /s/ Robert Saperstein	07/18/2013
	Guggenheim Partners, LLC, By: Guggenheim Capital, LLC, parent company, By: Robert Saperstein, Managing Director, /s/ Robert Saperstein	07/18/2013
	Guggenheim Partners Investment Management Holdings, LLC, By: Guggenheim Capital, LLC, parent company, By: Robert Saperstein, Managing Director, /s/ Robert Saperstein	07/18/2013
	Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC, By: Guggenheim Capital, LLC, parent company, By: Robert Saperstein, Managing Director, /s/ Robert Saperstein	07/18/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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