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): June 13, 2017 | |||||
 Carey Watermark Investors Incorporated | |||||
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) | |||||
Maryland | |||||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | |||||
000-54263 | 26-2145060 | ||||
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||
50 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY | 10020 | ||||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | ||||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 492-1100 | |||||
(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 June 13, 2017, Carey Watermark Investors Incorporated (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Set forth below are the final voting results from the Annual Meeting.
Proposal One
To elect six Directors to serve until the 2018 annual meeting and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualify:
Name of Director | For | Withheld | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
Mark J. DeCesaris | 52,157,880 | 1,260,692 | - | 23,239,633 |
Charles S. Henry | 52,131,211 | 1,287,361 | - | 23,239,633 |
Michael D. Johnson | 52,168,697 | 1,249,875 | - | 23,239,633 |
Michael G. Medzigian | 52,126,610 | 1,291,962 | - | 23,239,633 |
Robert E. Parsons, Jr. | 52,168,417 | 1,250,155 | - | 23,239,633 |
William H. Reynolds, Jr. | 52,157,576 | 1,260,996 | - | 23,239,633 |
For Proposal One, each of the directors received the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast, in person or by proxy, at the Annual Meeting and, as a result, each was elected to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders.
Proposal Two
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |
To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2017 | 75,697,982 | 476,774 | 483,449 | - |
Proposal Two was approved after receiving more than a majority of the votes cast, in person or by proxy, at the Annual Meeting.
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.
Carey Watermark Investors Incorporated | |||
Date: | June 19, 2017 | By: | /s/ Susan C. Hyde |
Susan C. Hyde | |||
Managing Director and Corporate Secretary | |||