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): May 28, 2020
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Presented below are the voting results for the proposals (described in detail in our proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17, 2020) submitted to our stockholders at our Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 28, 2020:
Proposal 1. The following nominees were elected to serve on the board of directors until the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders with the following vote:
Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
Dan A. Emmett | 152,685,587 | 3,752,747 | 8,233,157 | |||
Jordan L. Kaplan | 153,697,504 | 2,740,830 | 8,233,157 | |||
Kenneth M. Panzer | 151,678,100 | 4,760,234 | 8,233,157 | |||
Christopher H. Anderson | 120,769,629 | 35,668,705 | 8,233,157 | |||
Leslie E. Bider | 148,364,045 | 8,074,289 | 8,233,157 | |||
Dr. David T. Feinberg | 152,979,448 | 3,458,886 | 8,233,157 | |||
Virginia A. McFerran | 112,999,851 | 43,438,483 | 8,233,157 | |||
Thomas E. O'Hern | 150,530,829 | 5,907,505 | 8,233,157 | |||
William E. Simon, Jr. | 140,914,082 | 15,524,252 | 8,233,157 | |||
Johnese M. Spisso | 153,333,379 | 3,104,955 | 8,233,157 | |||
Proposal 2. The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2020 was ratified with the following vote:
For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||
155,154,517 | 9,391,055 | 125,919 | — | |||
Proposal 3. Our 2019 executive compensation was approved with the following non-binding advisory vote:
For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||
128,866,977 | 27,376,897 | 194,458 | 8,233,159 | |||
Proposal 4. The amendments to our 2016 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan were approved with the following vote:
For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||
150,705,852 | 5,610,265 | 122,215 | 8,233,159 | |||
SIGNATURES
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 thereunto duly authorized.
DOUGLAS EMMETT, INC. | |||
Dated: | May 29, 2020 | By: | /s/ PETER D. SEYMOUR |
Peter D. Seymour | |||
Chief Financial Officer | |||