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 17, 2020

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (973) 753-6000

None

(Former Name or Former Address,

if Changed Since Last Report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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.  ¨

On March 17, 2020, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing it is withdrawing its previously announced full-year 2020 outlook and earnings sensitivities due to the evolving impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic (“COVID-19”) on the global economy. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information included in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 included with this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of, or otherwise subject to, the liabilities under Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Unless expressly incorporated into a filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act made after the date hereof, the information contained in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 hereto shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

This report contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of federal securities laws, including statements regarding the Company’s outlook and COVID-19. Forward-looking statements include those that convey management’s expectations as to the future based on plans, estimates and projections at the time the Company makes the statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, without limitation, general economic conditions, the performance of financial and credit markets, the economic environment for the hospitality industry, operating risks associated with the hotel franchising and management businesses, the impact of war, terrorist activity or political strife, concerns with or threats of pandemics, contagious diseases or health epidemics, including COVID-19, risks related to the acquisition of La Quinta and the Company’s relationship with CorePoint Lodging, risks related to the Company’s ability to obtain financing and the terms of such financing and the timing and amount of future share repurchases and dividends, as well as the risks described in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any subsequent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward looking statements, whether as a result of new information, subsequent events or otherwise.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are furnished with this report:

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.