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 16, 2017
GENER8 MARITIME, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Republic of the Marshall Islands | | 001-34228 | | 66 071 6485 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
299 Park Avenue | | |
2nd Floor | | |
New York, NY | | 10171 |
(Address of Principal Executive
Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 763-5600
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:
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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 x
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 16, 2017, Gener8 Maritime, Inc., a Marshall Islands corporation (“Gener8” or the “Company”), held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, shareholders of record as of March 20, 2017, the Record Date for the Annual Meeting, were entitled to vote 82,960,194 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”), each having one vote per share. A total of 67,919,255 shares of Common Stock (81.9% of all such shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting) were represented at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy.
At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders of the Company (i) elected two Class II director nominees to hold office for a three-year term until the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company and until their successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal and (ii) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the shareholders.
Election of Directors
The shareholders of the Company elected each of the director nominees proposed by the Board. The voting results were as follows:
Name of
Nominee | | Votes For | | Votes Withheld | | Broker Non-Votes |
Roger Schmitz | | 58,675,511 | | 4,177,540 | | 5,066,204 |
Steven D. Smith | | 55,930,616 | | 6,922,435 | | 5,066,204 |
Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditors
The shareholders of the Company ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017. The voting results were as follows:
Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions | | Broker Non-Votes | |
67,900,109 | | 15,773 | | 3,373 | | 0 | |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Gener8 Maritime, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| GENER8 MARITIME, INC. |
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| |
| /s/ Leonard J. Vrondissis |
| Leonard J. Vrondissis |
| Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Executive Vice President |
DATE: May 18, 2017
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