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 19, 2017 (May 18, 2017)
CHATHAM LODGING TRUST
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland | 001-34693 | 27-1200777 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
222 Lakeview Avenue, Suite 200 West Palm Beach, Florida | 33401 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(561) 802-4477
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed from last report)
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ITEM 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
On May 18, 2017, Chatham Lodging Trust (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The matters on which the shareholders voted, in person or by proxy were:
(i) | for the election of trustees Miles Berger, Edwin B. Brewer, Jr., Thomas J. Crocker, Jack DeBoer, Jeffrey H. Fisher, C. Gerald Goldsmith, Robert Perlmutter, and Rolf E. Ruhfus to serve until our 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified; |
(ii) | for the ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2017; |
(iii) | for the approval, in an advisory and non-binding vote, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and |
(iv) | to recommend in an advisory and non-binding vote, whether a non-binding shareholder vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers should occur every one, two or three years. |
All of the nominees were elected, the ratification to select the independent registered public accountants was approved, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved, and one year was the frequency of executive compensation votes recommended by shareholders. The results of the voting were as follows:
Trustee | Votes For | Votes Against/Withheld | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
C. Gerald Goldsmith | 20,254,209 | 10,257,141 | 0 | 5,772,044 |
Rolf E. Ruhfus | 30,263,300 | 248,050 | 0 | 5,772,044 |
Jeffrey H. Fisher | 29,866,476 | 644,874 | 0 | 5,772,044 |
Thomas J. Crocker | 19,939,934 | 10,571,416 | 0 | 5,772,044 |
Robert Perlmutter | 29,777,222 | 734,128 | 0 | 5,772,044 |
Jack P. DeBoer | 30,253,689 | 257,661 | 0 | 5,772,044 |
Miles Berger | 29,762,845 | 748,505 | 0 | 5,772,044 |
Edwin B. Brewer, Jr. | 30,342,184 | 169,166 | 0 | 5,772,044 |
Ratification of the selection of independent registered public accountants:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||
36,024,628 | 213,708 | 45,058 | ||
Approval of compensation of named executive officers:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
29,149,635 | 1,240,116 | 121,599 | 5,772,044 | |||
Recommendation of the frequency of executive compensation voting:
1 Year | 2 Years | 3-Years | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
26,902,837 | 48,494 | 3,473,441 | 86,578 | 5,772,044 | ||||
A majority of the votes cast by shareholders at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders voted, on an advisory basis, to hold future advisory votes on compensation of named executive officers every year. After consideration of this result, the Board of Trustees determined that the Company will hold an advisory vote on compensation of its named executive officers every year until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on compensation of named executive officers, which will occur no later than the Company’s 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
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.
CHATHAM LODGING TRUST | ||||
May 19, 2017 | By: | /s/ Jeremy B. Wegner | ||
Name: Jeremy B. Wegner | ||||
Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||