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 2, 2016

 

 

Resource Capital Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its chapter)

 

 

 

Maryland   1-32733   20-2287134

(State or other jurisdiction

of 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)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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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 2, 2016, our stockholders: (i) re-elected 10 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 and Ms. Stephanie H. Wiggins to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders in 2017; and (ii) ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2016.

The voting results were as follows:

 

Election of Directors

   Shares For      Shares Against      Abstentions      Broker Non-Votes  

Mr. Beach

     13,198,925         570,313         120,772         12,505,139   

Mr. E. Cohen

     9,913,674         3,851,739         124,597         12,505,139   

Mr. J. Cohen

     12,319,708         1,454,411         115,891         12,505,139   

Mr. Fore

     13,406,016         362,929         121,065         12,505,139   

Mr. Hart

     13,413,629         356,692         119,689         12,505,139   

Mr. Ickowicz

     13,393,931         372,606         123,473         12,505,139   

Mr. Kessler

     13,378,666         389,045         122,298         12,505,139   

Mr. Levin

     12,952,297         790,789         120,066         12,531,996   

Mr. Neff

     13,172,986         596,263         120,760         12,505,139   

Ms. Wiggins

     13,419,927         353,718         116,364         12,505,139   

A proposal to ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2016:

 

Shares For

  

Shares Against

  

Abstentions

25,752,178

   465,457    177,513


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 6, 2016  

/s/ Michael S. Yecies

  Michael S. Yecies
  Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary