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
May 16, 2017
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Maryland
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-34087
52-1889548
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
4800 Montgomery Lane, Suite 220
 
Bethesda, Maryland
20814
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
   
(402) 371-2520
(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.
Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc. (the "Company") held its annual meeting of shareholders on May 16, 2017.  The holders of the common stock (i) elected nine directors for an annual term or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified; (ii) approved elimination of the requirement that the Board of Directors receive certain shareholder representations in connection with conversions of 6.25% Series E Convertible Preferred Stock as long as the Board is able to obtain the opinion of counsel specified in Article IX(A)(7) of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation; (iii) approved the issuance of up to 20% or more of the outstanding shares of common stock upon conversion of the 6.25% Series E Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock; (iv) approved the issuance of up to 20% or more of the outstanding shares of common stock to redeem shares of 6.25% Series E Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock upon exercise of put rights; and (v) ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent auditors of the Company for 2017.
For the annual meeting there were 43,993,705 shares of common stock as of March 9, 2017, the record date, eligible to vote at the meeting, of which holders of 43,319,962 shares of common stock were present at the meeting in person or by proxy.  On March 15, 2017, subsequent to the record date, the Company implemented a 1-for-6.5 reverse stock split.  The share numbers and vote reported in this Form 8-K have not been adjusted as if the reverse stock split had occurred before the record date.  The tabulation for each matter voted upon at the meeting by the common stock was as follows:
Nine nominees were elected to serve as Directors of the Company by the following vote:
 
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Vote
J. William Blackham
41,515,873
31,655
1,772,434
Daphne J. Dufresne
41,503,607
43,921
1,772,434
Daniel R. Elsztain
41,499,245
48,283
1,772,434
James H. Friend
41,317,709
229,819
1,772,434
Jeffrey Giller
41,509,092
38,436
1,772,434
Donald J. Landry
41,502,541
44,987
1,772,434
Mark D. Linehan
41,444,414
103,114
1,772,434
J. Brendan MacDonald
41,504,469
43,059
1,772,434
John M. Sabin
41,443,117
104,411
1,772,434
       




The shareholders approved elimination of the requirement that the Board of Directors receive certain shareholder representations in connection with conversions of 6.25% Series E Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock as long as the Board is able to obtain the opinion of counsel specified in Article IX(A)(7) of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation by the following vote:
 
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
       
41,511,256
28,105
8,167
1,772,434
       
The shareholders approved the issuance of up to 20% or more of the outstanding shares of common stock upon conversion of the 6.25% Series E Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock:
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
       
41,367,647
166,801
13,080
1,772,434
       
The shareholders approved the issuance of up to 20% or more of the outstanding shares of common stock to redeem shares of 6.25% Series E Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock upon exercise of put rights:
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
       
41,363,644
170,289
13,595
1,772,434
       
The shareholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent auditors for 2017 by the following vote:
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
       
43,169,572
142,666
7,724
0




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.
 
Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc.
   
   
Date:  May 18, 2017
By:  /s/ Jonathan J. Gantt
 
Name: Jonathan J. Gantt
 
Title:   Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President