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): | June 17, 2015 | |
PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TRUST
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland | 001-34571 | 27-1055421 |
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction | _____________ (Commission | ______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
7315 Wisconsin Avenue, 1100 West, Bethesda, Maryland | 20814 | |
________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) | ___________ (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (240) 507-1300 | |
Not Applicable
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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.
On June 17, 2015, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (the “Company”) held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The matters on which the shareholders voted, in person or by proxy, were:
(i) | to elect the trustees of the Company to serve until its 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified; |
(ii) | to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2015; and |
(iii) | to approve, in an advisory and non-binding vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. |
(iv) | a non-binding shareholder proposal from UNITE HERE (the “Union”) requesting that the Company’s Board of Trustees take all steps necessary to cause the Company to opt out of the part of the Maryland General Corporate Law sometimes referred to as the Maryland Unsolicited Takeovers Act (“MUTA”) and to require approval by a majority of the Company’s shareholders casting votes before opting back into MUTA. |
All of the trustee nominees were elected, the ratification to select the independent registered public accountants was approved, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved and the non-binding shareholder proposal from the Union was not approved. The results of the voting were as set forth below.
Proposal 1 - election of trustees:
Trustee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
Jon E. Bortz | 66,116,671 | 597,807 | 2,027,701 | |||
Cydney C. Donnell | 66,522,287 | 192,191 | 2,027,701 | |||
Ron E. Jackson | 66,493,865 | 220,613 | 2,027,701 | |||
Phillip M. Miller | 66,604,286 | 110,192 | 2,027,701 | |||
Michael J. Schall | 66,518,508 | 195,970 | 2,027,701 | |||
Earl E. Webb | 66,605,851 | 108,627 | 2,027,701 | |||
Laura H. Wright | 66,352,180 | 362,298 | 2,027,701 | |||
Proposal 2 - ratification of the selection of independent registered public accountants:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||
67,995,733 | 738,629 | 7,817 | ||
Proposal 3 - approval of compensation of named executive officers:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||
65,488,574 | 1,209,737 | 16,167 | ||
Proposal 4 - non-binding shareholder proposal from the Union:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||
24,665,998 | 41,949,389 | 99,091 | ||
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.
PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TRUST | ||||
June 18, 2015 | By: | /s/ Raymond D. Martz | ||
Name: Raymond D. Martz | ||||
Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary | ||||