UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 6, 2013
Resource Capital Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its chapter)
Maryland | 1-32733 | 20-2287134 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction or incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
712 Fifth Avenue, 12th Floor New York, NY | 10019 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 212-974-1708
(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
At our Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 6, 2013, our stockholders: (i) re-elected nine directors, Messrs. Walter T. Beach, Edward E. Cohen, Jonathan Z. Cohen, Richard L. Fore, William B. Hart, Gary Ickowicz, Steven J. Kessler, Murray S. Levin and P. Sherrill Neff to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders in 2014; (ii) elected one new director, Stephanie H. Wiggins, to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders in 2014; and (iii) ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013.
The voting results were as follows:
Election of Directors | Shares For | Shares Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
Mr. Beach | 49,487,326 | 1,177,763 | 54,990,755 |
Mr. E. Cohen | 46,797,888 | 3,867,200 | 54,990,755 |
Mr. J. Cohen | 47,299,809 | 3,365,279 | 54,990,755 |
Mr. Fore | 49,763,643 | 901,446 | 54,990,755 |
Mr. Hart | 49,756,448 | 908,641 | 54,990,755 |
Mr. Ickowicz | 49,812,361 | 852,728 | 54,990,755 |
Mr. Kessler | 49,686,051 | 979,037 | 54,990,755 |
Mr. Levin | 48,424,516 | 2,240,573 | 54,990,755 |
Mr. Neff | 49,444,760 | 1,220,329 | 54,990,755 |
Ms. Wiggins | 49,707,659 | 957,429 | 54,990,755 |
A proposal to ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013:
Shares For | Shares Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
104,198,113 | 911,064 | 546,665 | 0 |
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.
Resource Capital Corp.
Date: June 11, 2013 | /s/ Michael S. Yecies |
Michael S. Yecies | |
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary | |