UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 25, 2015
NorthStar Real Estate Income II, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 000-55189 (Commission File Number) | 90-0916682 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
399 Park Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY | 10022 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(212) 547-2600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On June 25, 2015, the board of directors (the "Board") of NorthStar Real Estate Income II, Inc. (“NorthStar Income II”) approved the renewal of the advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) by and among NorthStar Income II, NorthStar Real Estate Income Operating Partnership II, LP, NorthStar Income II’s operating partnership, NSAM J-NSII Ltd, NorthStar Income II’s advisor (the “Advisor”) and NorthStar Asset Management Group Inc., NorthStar Income II’s sponsor. The Advisory Agreement was renewed for an additional one-year term commencing on June 30, 2015 upon terms identical to those in effect through June 30, 2015. Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Advisor will continue to perform day-to-day operational and administrative services for NorthStar Income II, including asset management services, acquisition services and stockholder services.
The foregoing description of the Advisory Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the Advisory Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.1 to NorthStar Income II’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 1, 2014, which agreement is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) NorthStar Income II held its 2015 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Meeting”) on June 25, 2015. At the close of business on April 2, 2015, the record date for the Meeting, there were 49,545,437 shares of NorthStar Income II’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. Holders of 25,248,479 shares of common stock, representing a like number of votes, were present at the Meeting, either in person or by proxy.
(b) Matters voted upon by stockholders were as follows:
Proposal 1. At the Meeting, the following individuals were elected to the Board to serve until the 2016 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified, by the following vote:
Nominees | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Vote | ||||||
David T. Hamamoto | 13,627,069 | 318,313 | 11,303,097 | ||||||
Jonathan T. Albro | 13,631,650 | 313,732 | 11,303,097 | ||||||
Charles W. Schoenherr | 13,638,700 | 306,682 | 11,303,097 | ||||||
Winston W. Wilson | 13,626,129 | 319,253 | 11,303,097 | ||||||
Proposal 2. At the Meeting, stockholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as NorthStar Income II’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015, by the following vote:
For | Against | Abstained | |||
24,802,531 | 47,570 | 398,378 | |||
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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.
NorthStar Real Estate Income II, Inc. | ||
Date: July 1, 2015 | By: | /s/ Ronald J. Lieberman |
Ronald J. Lieberman | ||
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||
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