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 4, 2017 (May 3, 2017)
TIER REIT, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Maryland | 001-37512 | 68-0509956 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
5950 Sherry Lane, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas
75225
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(972) 483-2400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
None
(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.
TIER REIT, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 3, 2017. As of the record date, there were a total of 47,813,782 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon at the Annual Meeting and a statement of the number of votes cast for, against or withheld and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter, as applicable.
Proposal One: To elect six individuals to serve on the board of directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualify.
Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
Richard I. Gilchrist | 22,337,267 | 3,075,172 | 11,455,670 | |||
Scott W. Fordham | 24,787,795 | 624,644 | 11,455,670 | |||
R. Kent Griffin, Jr. | 24,773,827 | 638,612 | 11,455,670 | |||
Thomas M. Herzog | 24,792,289 | 620,150 | 11,455,670 | |||
Dennis J. Martin | 22,541,043 | 2,871,396 | 11,455,670 | |||
Gregory J. Whyte | 24,788,113 | 624,326 | 11,455,670 | |||
Based on the votes set forth above, each of the foregoing individuals was duly elected to serve as a director until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualify.
Proposal Two: To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
23,779,154 | 1,063,123 | 570,162 | 11,455,670 | |||
Based on the votes set forth above, the stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
Proposal Three: To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2017 fiscal year.
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
36,153,407 | 211,756 | 502,946 | -0- | |||
Based on the votes set forth above, the stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2017 fiscal year.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
TIER REIT, INC. | ||
Dated: May 4, 2017 | By: | /s/ Telisa Webb Schelin |
Telisa Webb Schelin | ||
Chief Legal Officer, Executive Vice President | ||
& Secretary | ||