Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 4, 2022, the Company held its annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the close of business on March 11, 2022, the record date of the Annual Meeting, the Company had 131,321,383 shares of common stock outstanding. The holders of 128,948,817 shares of the Company’s common stock were present at the Annual Meeting, either in person or by proxy, which constituted a quorum for the purpose of conducting business at the Annual Meeting.
Set forth below are the final voting results for each proposal submitted to a vote of the shareholders at the Annual Meeting. Each proposal is described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2022 (the “Proxy Statement”).
Proposal No. 1: Election of directors.
The Company’s shareholders elected the following nominees for director to serve as Class I directors for a term expiring in 2025 or until their successors shall have been elected and qualified.
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Nominee | | FOR | | WITHHELD | | BROKER NON-VOTE | |
John L. Workman | | 119,632,668 | | 7,818,435 | | 1,497,714 | |
Darren M. Friedman | | 124,931,811 | | 2,519,292 | | 1,497,714 | |
Megan M. Preiner | | 117,340,606 | | 10,110,497 | | 1,497,714 | |
Proposal No. 2: Proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the retention of the classified structure of the Board of Directors.
The retention of the classified structure of the Board of Directors was approved on a non-binding advisory basis.
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FOR | | AGAINST | | ABSTAIN | | BROKER NON-VOTE | |
99,440,559 | | 28,004,793 | | 5,751 | | 1,497,714 | |
Proposal No. 3: Proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the retention of the supermajority voting standards in the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Company’s Third Amended and Restated Bylaws.
The retention of the supermajority voting standards in the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Company’s Third Amended and Restated Bylaws was approved on a non-binding advisory basis.
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FOR | | AGAINST | | ABSTAIN | | BROKER NON-VOTE | |
99,439,814 | | 28,007,462 | | 3,827 | | 1,497,714 | |
Proposal No. 4: Proposal to ratify of the appointment of KPMG, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2022.
The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of KPMG, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2022.
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FOR | | AGAINST | | ABSTAIN | |
126,693,106 | | 2,249,033 | | 6,678 | |