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 8, 2018
COLONY NORTHSTAR, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) | ||
Maryland | 001-37980 | 46-4591526 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
515 S. Flower Street, 44th Floor Los Angeles, California | 90071 | |||||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 282-8820
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Results of 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
On May 8, 2018, Colony NorthStar, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders at which (i) directors were elected, (ii) the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers as of December 31, 2017 was approved in an advisory vote, and (iii) the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the Company was ratified in an advisory vote. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s 2018 definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 3, 2018 (the “Proxy Statement”). The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
The following persons comprising the entire previous board of directors of the Company were duly elected as directors of the Company until the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified by the following vote:
Nominee | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
Thomas J. Barrack, Jr. | 399,252,092 | 13,765,768 | 536,848 | 73,274,831 | ||||
Richard B. Saltzman | 395,159,062 | 17,823,634 | 572,012 | 73,274,831 | ||||
Douglas Crocker II | 400,368,694 | 12,574,630 | 611,384 | 73,274,831 | ||||
Nancy A. Curtin | 395,834,812 | 17,141,666 | 578,230 | 73,274,831 | ||||
Jon A. Fosheim | 399,862,016 | 12,887,165 | 805,527 | 73,274,831 | ||||
Justin E. Metz | 384,967,517 | 27,983,204 | 603,987 | 73,274,831 | ||||
George G. C. Parker | 400,205,553 | 12,738,400 | 610,755 | 73,274,831 | ||||
Charles W. Schoenherr | 386,114,500 | 26,835,106 | 605,102 | 73,274,831 | ||||
John A. Somers | 400,089,333 | 12,864,947 | 600,428 | 73,274,831 | ||||
John L. Steffens | 394,623,678 | 18,326,202 | 604,828 | 73,274,831 | ||||
Proposal 2: Approval (on an advisory, non-binding basis) of Executive Compensation
The Company’s stockholders approved (on an advisory, non-binding basis) the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as of December 31, 2017 as described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and executive compensation tables of the Proxy Statement. The table below sets forth the voting results for this proposal:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
315,283,339 | 96,524,222 | 1,747,147 | 73,274,831 | |||
Proposal 3: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018, by the following vote:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
477,380,494 | 7,091,372 | 2,357,673 | – | |||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: | May 14, 2018 | COLONY NORTHSTAR, INC. | |
By: | /s/ Darren J. Tangen | ||
Darren J. Tangen | |||
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |||