8-K 1 supertel8k61207.htm FORM 8K

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

May 24, 2007

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

Supertel Hospitality, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Virginia

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

0-25060

52-1889548

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

309 North Fifth Street

 

Norfolk, NE

68701

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

 

(402) 371-2520

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

The voting results of the annual meeting of shareholders of Supertel Hospitality, Inc., held on May 24, 2007, and adjourned to and completed on June 8, 2007, are set forth below. For the annual meeting there were 19,917,157 shares outstanding and eligible to vote of which 19,336,029 shares were present at the meeting in person or by proxy.

The eight nominees were elected to serve as directors of the company for an annual term by the following vote:

 

  

For

  

Withheld

Paul J. Schulte

  

17,611,378

  

1,741,559

Steve H. Borgmann

  

17,665,517

  

1,687,420

Jeffrey M. Zwerdling

  

17,658,591

  

1,694,346

George R. Whittemore

  

17,655,260

  

1,697,677

Loren Steele

  

17,662,517

  

1,690,420

Joseph Caggiano

  

17,642,765

  

1,710,172

Allen L. Dayton

  

17,616,761

  

1,736,176

Patrick J. Jung

  

17,657,491

  

1,695,446

 

The shareholders approved an amendment to the articles of incorporation of the company to increase the authorized shares of common stock from 25 million to 100 million and increase the authorized shares of preferred stock from 10 million to 40 million by the following vote:

FOR

  

11,127,834

AGAINST

  

3,359,396

ABSTAIN

  

206,639

 

The shareholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2007 by the following vote:

 

 

 

FOR

  

17,820,942

AGAINST

  

77,964

ABSTAIN

  

1,454,030

 


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 hereunto duly authorized.

                                   Supertel Hospitality, Inc.

 

 

Date: June 12, 2007

By: /s/ Donavon A. Heimes

 

 

Name: Donavon A. Heimes

 

Title: Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary