UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 3, 2017
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Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Maryland
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001-34385
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26-2749336
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer
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1555 Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, Georgia
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30309
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (404) 892-0896
n/a
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 5.07
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. (the "Company") was held on May 3, 2017. Proxies for the meeting were solicited pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and there was no solicitation in opposition to the Board's solicitations. At this meeting, the stockholders were requested to: (1) elect a Board of Directors, (2) approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement, (3) select, on an advisory basis, the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of our names executive officers, and (4) appoint the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017, all of which were described in the proxy statement. The following actions were taken by the Company's stockholders with respect to each of the foregoing items:
1. Election of a Board of Directors. All the nominees for director were elected or re-elected with at least 98.79% of the votes cast. With respect to each nominee, the total number of broker non-votes was 33,386,009. The table below sets forth the voting results for each director.
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Name of Nominee
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Votes Cast "For"
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Votes Cast "Against"
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Abstentions
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James S. Balloun
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64,121,309
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759,207
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246,610
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John S. Day
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64,153,289
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723,442
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250,395
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Carolyn B. Handlon
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64,194,665
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679,321
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253,140
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Edward J. Hardin
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64,132,286
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743,288
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251,552
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Karen Dunn Kelley
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64,242,888
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642,021
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242,217
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James R. Lientz, Jr.
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64,097,698
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782,802
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246,626
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Dennis P. Lockhart
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64,217,588
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654,886
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254,652
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Gregory G. McGreevey
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64,187,960
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687,433
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251,733
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2. Advisory vote on executive compensation. Our stockholders approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the compensation of our named executive officers by the affirmative vote of 98.03% of the votes cast. The total number of broker non-votes was 33,386,009. The table below sets forth the voting results.
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Votes Cast "For"
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Votes Cast "Against"
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Abstentions
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63,354,322
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1,271,543
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501,261
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3. Advisory vote on frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation. Our stockholders selected, on an advisory, non-binding basis, their preference for the frequency of future advisory votes to approve compensation of our named executive officers as set forth in the table below. The total number of broker non-votes was 33,386,009.
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1 Year
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2 Years
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3 Years
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Abstentions
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53,376,771
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638,106
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10,728,667
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383,582
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The Company has decided, consistent with the majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, that future advisory votes to approve the compensation of our named executive officers be held annually.
4. Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. The proposal was approved by the stockholders by 99.52% of the votes cast, and the voting results were as follows. There were no broker non-votes.
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Votes Cast "For"
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Votes Cast "Against"
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Abstentions
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97,679,774
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470,540
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362,821
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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.
Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.
By: /s/ Robert H. Rigsby
Robert H. Rigsby
Vice President and Secretary
Date: May 4, 2017