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 22, 2014

 

 

Fortress Investment Group LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

001-33294   20-5837959

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

1345 Avenue of the Americas, 46th Floor

New York, New York

  10105
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 798-6100

N/A

(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 the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 22, 2014, the shareholders of Fortress Investment Group LLC (the “Company”) voted on the matters described below.

1. The Company’s shareholders elected three Class I directors of the Company, who comprise all the directors of such class. The numbers of shares that voted for the election of such directors, withheld authority to vote for such directors, and represented broker non-votes with respect to this proposal are summarized in the table below.

 

Director Nominee

  Votes For   Votes Withheld   Broker Non-Votes*
David B. Barry   279,601,627   1,001,537   119,345,821
Richard N. Haass   279,277,160   1,326,004   119,345,821
Randal A. Nardone   273,409,030   7,194,134   119,345,821

2. The Company’s shareholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2014. The numbers of shares that voted for, against and abstained from voting for or against the ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP are summarized in the table below.

 

Votes For

  Votes Against   Abstentions
399,491,465   302,390   155,130

3. The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 11, 2014. The numbers of shares that voted for, against, abstained from voting for or against, and represented broker non-votes with respect to this proposal are summarized in the table below.

 

Votes For

  Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes*

278,269,331

  762,963   1,570,870   119,345,821

 

* Broker non-votes represent shares held by broker nominees for beneficial owners that were not voted with respect to a non-routine proposal because the broker nominee did not receive voting instructions from the beneficial owner and lacked discretionary authority to vote the shares. If a broker does not receive voting instructions from the beneficial owner, a broker may vote on routine matters but may not vote on non-routine matters. Broker non-votes are counted for the purpose of determining the presence or absence of a quorum but are not counted for the purpose of determining the number of shares entitled to vote on non-routine matters such as an election of director.

 

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SIGNATURE

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.

 

FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP LLC

(Registrant)

/s/ David N. Brooks

David N. Brooks

General Counsel

Date: May 22, 2014

 

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