8-K

RED LION HOTELS CORPORATION

/s/ Gary Kohn

Date: March 16, 2021

Name: Gary Kohn

Title: Executive Vice President

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report: March 16, 2021 (March 16, 2021)

RED LION HOTELS CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Washington

001-13957

91-1032187

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1550 Market St. #425

Denver, CO 80202

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(509) 459-6100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock

RLH

New York Stock Exchange

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 ☐

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Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On March 16, 2021, Red Lion Hotels Corporation (the “Company”) held a special meeting (the “Special Meeting”) of shareholders via live webcast in connection with the proposed merger of Roar Merger Sub Inc. (“Merger Sub”), a Washington corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Sonesta International Hotels Corporation, a Maryland corporation (“Parent”), with and into the Company (the “Merger”). As of the record date of the Special Meeting, there were a total of 25,501,255 shares of the Company’s common stock (“Common Stock”) outstanding and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting. At the Special Meeting, 20,048,708 shares of Common Stock were represented virtually or by proxy at the Special Meeting; therefore, a quorum was present.

Set forth below are the matters acted upon by the Company’s shareholders at the Special Meeting and the final voting results of each such matter.

The proposal to approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 30, 2020, among the Company, Parent and Merger Sub (as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance with its terms, the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which the Merger will be consummated, with the Company surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (such proposal, the “Merger Agreement Proposal”):


Votes For	Votes Against	Votes Abstaining	Broker Non-Votes
18,526,200	1,397,275	125,233	0

The proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, a resolution approving the compensation that may be paid or become payable to the named executive officers of the Company that is based on or otherwise relates to the Merger:


Votes For	Votes Against	Votes Abstaining	Broker Non-Votes
17,963,221	1,663,284	422,203	0

The proposal to approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting to a later date or time, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies in the event that there are not sufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to approve the Merger Agreement Proposal was rendered moot in light of the approval of the Merger Proposal.