UNITED STATES |
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
Washington, D.C. 20549 |
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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 3, 2017
VEREIT, INC. | |||||||||
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) | |||||||||
Maryland | 001-35263 | 45-2482685 | |||||||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |||||||
2325 E. Camelback Road, Suite 1100 | |||||||||
Phoenix, AZ 85016 | |||||||||
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) | |||||||||
(800) 606-3610 | |||||||||
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | |||||||||
(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 May 3, 2017, VEREIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), held its 2017 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of March 9, 2017, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 974,267,963 common shares of the Company issued and 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 or against and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter, as applicable.
Proposal No. 1 — Election of Director Nominees to Serve Until the 2018 Annual Meeting and Until Their Respective Successors are Duly Elected and Qualified
All of the eight director nominees listed below were elected by the Company’s stockholders to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders in 2018 and until his or her respective successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal, as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
Glenn J. Rufrano | 739,371,894 | 3,226,797 | 797,839 | 129,605,421 | |||
Hugh R. Frater | 739,233,988 | 3,115,639 | 1,046,903 | 129,605,421 | |||
David B. Henry | 712,174,362 | 30,246,586 | 975,582 | 129,605,421 | |||
Mary Hogan Preusse | 739,054,730 | 3,416,189 | 925,611 | 129,605,421 | |||
Richard J. Lieb | 730,465,641 | 11,919,273 | 1,011,616 | 129,605,421 | |||
Mark S. Ordan | 724,177,334 | 18,222,334 | 996,862 | 129,605,421 | |||
Eugene A. Pinover | 739,194,230 | 3,200,556 | 1,001,744 | 129,605,421 | |||
Julie G. Richardson | 735,320,044 | 7,166,766 | 909,720 | 129,605,421 | |||
Proposal No. 2 — Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2017
The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||
869,361,555 | 1,084,294 | 2,556,102 | ||
Proposal No. 3 — Adoption of a Non-Binding Advisory Resolution Approving the Compensation for Named Executive Officers as Described in the Company’s Proxy Statement
The Company’s stockholders adopted a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation described for the Company’s named executive officers in the Company’s proxy statement as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
700,867,994 | 40,349,481 | 2,179,055 | 129,605,421 | |||
No other proposals were submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
VEREIT, INC. | |||
By: | /s/ Lauren Goldberg | ||
Name: | Lauren Goldberg | ||
Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||
Date: May 5, 2017 | |||
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